Posted 15th June 2023 By@UDEMA_MIS
PERD
PLANTING FOR Export and Rural Development (PERD) program is a government flagship program aimed at diversifying the country’s Agricultural export capacity to include other tree crops with equal economic values as cocoa. The program has targeted six (6) crops aside Cocoa. The crops are coconut, rubber, cashew, oil palm, coffee and shea. The Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) program was launched by the Government in 2020.
To execute the implementation of the project all Metropolitan Municipal District Assemblies were directed to select one of the crops and support farmers with seedlings certified improved seedlings, extension services, business support and regulatory mechanisms.
Distribution of Coconut and Oil Palm seedlings to Farmers in the Municipality
The Minerals Commission today 15th June 2023 gave the Department of Agric:
5,732 Oil PALM SEEDLINGS
4000 COCONUT SEEDLINGS
to be distributed to farmers in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality.