Galamsey takes over rice farms in Upper Denkyira East
The Upper Denkyira East Municipality has lost its huge acres of arable and swampy lands reserved for extensive rice and vegetable production, to widespread illegal mining activities also called 'galamsey'. Mr. Obeng Nimoh, the Municipal Director of Agriculture told the Ghana News Agency, "Every evening, before nightfall, young miners trekked…
Source: newsghana.com.gh