THE organic mangoes out-growers association in the Savelugu/Nanton district in the Northern Region has appealed to the government to pay more attention to the sector.
According to the association, when offered the needed support, the sector could provide jobs for a majority of the unemployed youth in the region and also earn some foreign exchange for the country, since there was both local and foreign demand for the product.
Following the collapse of rice farming in northern Ghana, most people have been encouraged to go into organic mango plantation. They are, however, faced with the difficulties of lack of credit facilities and inputs and competitive price for the product.
The administrator of the association in the district, Mr Issahaku Iddrisu, who made the appeal at Savelugu, said but for the contribution of the private sector to the out-growers, most people would not have been able to engage in the plantations.
Meanwhile, Mr Iddrisu has welcomed the appointment of the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Sumani S. Nayina.
He described the regional minister as an executive member of the association who had demonstrated his commitment to it over the years.
“We are not surprised over your appointment as minister for this region because of the commitment and diligence you, as an executive, have exhibited towards the growth of the sector,” Mr Iddrisu stated.
The administrator, therefore, appealed to the people in the area to give the regional minister the necessary support to enable him to put his experience and expertise to bear on the accelerated development of the region that is among the least developed in the country.
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