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By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA
Axim (W / R), July 24, GNA – The President,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, cut the turf for the construction of Axim
landing site to improve the fate of fishermen in the district.
The President said: "I have engaged with the leader during the period I
know the maritime defense and the fishing port, …. I want the leader to know that
I did not come here just to boast during the campaign period … what we are
Seeing today is indeed a fulfillment of this promise …
promises. "
The President stated that the Axim grbad cut was
a symbol for all regions with coastal facilities and prayed for that
contractors would work on time for people to use the facility on
time.
"I should have gone to Dixcove for a
similar program, but for the brutality on the leader … I asked that the
the authors are forced to book ".
Ms. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of
Fisheries said the Ministry has identified three priority areas of aquaculture,
fisheries and infrastructure to transform the sector and integrate it into the
national agenda.
She said the ministry was working hard to
improve the sector to avoid high post-harvest losses and meet export standards,
as well as raising the standard of living of the inhabitants of the region.
The project of landing site of Axim, which begins
in 2007, was still to see the full completion.
The realization of the site would help
improve fishing activities, ensure the hygienic handling of fish and
storage facilities as well as to improve the values.
It would also provide a point of exchange for
participatory activities and decision-making in the value chain.
Afoley Quaye said the incentives would be
stimulate private sector participation in aquaculture with a lot of popularization
services provided to the population ", it is envisaged that such incentives
improve aquaculture and put an end to bad fishing practices ".
According to her, the Ministry and the
The Committee on Fisheries would continue to call on fishermen to enforce
the next season, saying "we are protecting marine resources".
Mr. Kweku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport
welcomed the government's commitment to the project and said the government was
offering a promise to build mini-ports for the favorable conduct of
fishing activities.
Mr. Asiamah stated that the commissioning of the
The landing site at Axim, the eleventh landing site on the coast, would help the
ten percent of the population engaged in the sector, adding that the
The potential of the industry required great attention.
"This mini port will have a manger,
cold room and a market among others ".
He therefore urged the community to take
project responsibility as stakeholders and keep an eye on the
specification for a successful delivery.
GNA
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