RELC was established in 1994 by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and CSIR
The Department of Agriculture in the Birim Central Municipality has held its annual Research Extension farmer Linkage Committee (RELC) session to convey constraints of farmers for research and solutions via agricultural extension service delivery.
The RELC was established in 1994 by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to outline an approach for identifying problems of farmers and farming activities.
It was also to describe different mechanisms that might be used to solve these problems.
Speaking at the RELC session held in Akim Oda, Mr Isaac Mann, the Director of Agriculture Department in Birim Central Municipality said before the session, the department organised Pre – RELC planning session for four operational zones in the Municipality which served as preparation for the main RELC.
Birim Central breaks ground for 68 ultra-modern lockable market stores Listen to article
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong has cut sod for construction work to begin on Ultra-modern 68 lockable market stores among others at Akim Oda Premier Market.
The project which is under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program would be funded by the World Bank.
According to him, out of 33 District Assemblies in the region, 4 of them including Birim Central Municipal Assembly qualified for the aforementioned projects.
Mr. Acheampong indicated that the projects when completed would contain 68 lockable market shops and ancillary facilities, 3,000-meter square pavement, and 600mm diameter concrete ‘’U’’ drain.
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo is now a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mr Osafo-Maafo who served as a Senior Minister in President Akufo-Addo s first tenure but retired and chose to remain in the background in the second term disclosed his new role on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
He was addressing the Birim Central Municipal Assembly at Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region on Tuesday, when he made the disclosure, reports Graphic Online s Samuel Kyei-Boateng.
Mr Osafo-Maafo said President Akufo-Addo made the appointment last week.
The experienced politician served as a Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda for three terms from 1997 to 2009.
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