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Sagnariga, Ghana – The Country Director of OLAM Ghana Limited, Amit Agrawal, has commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for partnering with his company to combat climate change effects in the Northern Region.
According to him, the partnership between OLAM Ghana and EPA is a mutually beneficial one which seeks to promote good environmental conservation without which agricultural activities cannot thrive well.
Mr. Agrawal said this when he lead a team from OLAM Ghana to join officials of the EPA and authorities of the Tamale College of Education (TaCE) to plant 800 acasia, cashew and mango tree plants on the school’s premises.
About 11,000 acasia and mango trees have been procured by OLAM Ghana for the EPA to supply to interested institutions and communities in the Northern Region to plant and nurture them till they become mature trees.
So far, nine communities in the Northern Region have benefited from the project after signing memoranda of understanding with the EPA which is the implementing agency.
Tamale Senior High School is also a beneficiary from the project and has been supplied with 1,000 acasia and 400 mango tree plants.
The Northern Regional Director of the EPA, Abu Iddrisu, said the project seeks to address climate change, food insecurity and non-availability of fuel wood for domestic use.
He urged authorities of the TaCE to take very good care of the tree plants and replace any one that dies before reaching its maturity period.
Vice Principal of TaCE, Imoro Nuhu Alhassan, thanked OLAM Ghana and the EPA for their support towards addressing climate change effects in and around the school.
He promised the school will abide by the MoU signed with the EPA by ensuring that every single tree plant grows into maturity.
By SavannahNewsOnline.Com/Philip Liebs
