The Libyan Government in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has rolled out a programme to empower farmers and ensure food security in the country.
Dubbed the "Green Programme" the initiative is aimed at supporting farmers through the cultivation of their farmlands in any part of the country free of charge.
The programme is the brainchild of the Libyan Leader, Brother Muamar Gaddafi, targeted at supporting African countries to promote unity, alleviate poverty and ensure food security all year round to end the dependence on Western nations for food aid. Among the beneficiary countries are Ghana, Chad, Niger, Mali, Zimbabwe, Togo, Benin and Djibouti.
The Co-ordinator of the programme in Ghana, Mr Adel Alkish, who addressed the press in Tamale on Wednesday, indicated that his outfit had liaised with the MOFA to ensure the successful implementation of the initiative in the country.
He said tractors had already arrived in Tamale for the Northern Region and that more were on the way to support the farmers.
So far vegetable farmers at Golinga in the Tolon/Kumbungu District in the Northern Region where there are irrigation facilities are being supported under the programme.
“The government of Libya will ensure the sustainability of the programme over the years. Even though we have just begun work, the programme would be extended to all parts of the country irrespective of the religious persuasion of potential beneficiaries," Mr Alkis gave the assurance.
A farmer, Alhassan Neindow, who later spoke with the Daily Graphic, expressed appreciation to the Libyan government for the initiative and expressed the hope that leaders of the programme would reach out to all farmers who would need their services during the farming season.
"Even though the programme does not cover the supply of seeds and other inputs, we still thank the Libyan Leader for his vision and foresight in assisting us the poor farmers, whose only vocation is farming, particularly in this part of the country.”
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