A 200-acre avocado plantation is under cultivation in Abuakwa in the Eastern Region, the first phase of an agro-processing project under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) program.
On Monday, May 20, Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, led top officers in the Agric-value chain to inaugurate the avocado cultivation and process project.
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto; National Coordinator of the 1D1F, Gifty Ohene-Konadu; CEO of the Middle Belt Development Authority, Joe Danquah among others were among those present.
The construction of the factory, the second phase of the agro project, has started. The factory will have a processing capacity of six to eight tonnes per hour, according to the Chairman of Akuapem Gold, Albert Wilson
BY:Evans Gyekye|DIKODER.COM|D FM
