THE SEKYERE CENTRAL DISTRICT ASSEMBLY VACCINATES 15000 LIVESTOCK ON FREE COUNT FOR FARMERS

 

 
     Livestock rearing has remained  one of the oldest occupation from the days of Adam and it has been recognized as one of the lucrative ventures. 


   Many of Ghanaian farmers at the rural communities over the years had been reminiscing as to how best  they could  do this business to the highest spectrum because of the  persistent challenges that they are being encountered with which has got party to do with disease that kills their animals .The district assembly spends 200,000.00 every year to vaccinate the 157,000 livestock.


   Speaking to the district veterinary officer,Mr Daniel Adomako Stated that  more than 90,0000 which represent 60% of toll death of livestocks are recorded  in a year out of the endowed 157,000 animals in the district.According to him the common diseases which normally affect the animals are the mange and the PPR which is more financial driving before many of such animals could be treated.


    To curtail the aforementioned challenge,the DCE for the area Hon Kwadwo Banahene Badiako has initiated a policy dubbed "OPERATION VACCINATE  YOUR LIVESTOCK ON FREE COUNT".


    According to him, he can't lukewarm   when farmers are losing hope in their investment on a challenge that could be controlled.He explained the farmers looses a whooping sum of 1.4million to the animal toll death hence the need to vaccinate and deworm the to curtail this bizarre situation in the area.


   In line with this,the district assembly  teamed up with the MoFA to vaccinate 15000 livestock on free count for the farmers in the district.


This exercise has been perennial in nature  to help boost the morale of farmers and also to help  offer them  a sigh of relief in their trade.

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