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Western Area Farmers benefit from High Breed supply

Western Area Farmers benefit from High Breed supply

Farmers in the West of the country yesterday benefited from the supply of high breed cockerels in Freetown provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, an endeavour that is geared at cross-breeding the improved variety with local breeds so that better chickens can emerge to boost the food security situation in the country. 

Western area Farmer's meeting

Western area Farmer's meeting

The supply which was done under the Directorate of Western area Agricultural Division led by the Director Haja Adama Kamara who explained during the handing over of the high breed cockerels that the supply will help improve the varieties of local breeds belonging to the various farmer groups thereby helping the nutrition factor of the food security drive of the Government. 

The ceremony which took place yesterday at the Lumley Agricultural Unit in the West of the city saw various farmer groups benefiting from the government input; which according to their various reactions “was a show of commitment and determination by the government to ensure that the food security drive gains momentum and culminate into its overall success. They were especially enthralled about the fact that they would in three months time be various owners of exotic highbred chickens that would serve both as food supplements and at the same time serve economic purposes to augment the financial status of farmers involved in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture. The project according to the Director was jointly undertaken by the Ministry and the Freetown Municipality Council as part of the devolved function of local central government according to the local Government Act of 2004.

Farmers from the West of the country

Farmers from the West of the country

In a similar development last week, Western Area Agricultural Organizations held Farmers Election where farmers’ executives were elected at Chiefdom level that in-turn will elect Executive at District level according to the Director Western Area. Below is the result of the just concluded elections.  

14th November, 2009-Western Region/Area At A Glance-Results

Urban District I  
     Chairman   Foday Sillah
     Secretary   Iye Kanu
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Neneh Kamara
     Women’s Leader   Chief Mamie Kamara
     PRO   Nana Samura
Urban District II  
     Chairman   Gassimu Sheriff
     Secretary   Mohamed Ensa
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Momoh Conteh
     Women’s Leader   Fatmata Kamara
     PRO   Foday Kai
Urban District III  
     Chairman   Abu T. Kamara
     Secretary   Dauda A. Turay
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Alhaji S. Leigh
     Women’s Leader   Memunatu Kamara
     PRO   Sir. A.K. Kargbo
Rural Mountain IV  
     Chairman   Fredrick Hanciles
     Secretary   Rachel Agoro
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Alpha Kargbo
     Women’s Leader   Isata Thomas
     PRO   Joseph Babao

National Federation Of Farmers Of Sierra Leone Chiefdom Execution Election-Western Region/Area. Result-14th November. 2009

Rural Waterloo V  
     Chairman   Leslie Whenzle
     Secretary   Abdul S. Sesay
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Mabinty Conteh
     Women’s Leader   Josephine O. Kargbo
     PRO   James Thullah
Rural York VI  
     Chairman   Jesse Olu John
     Secretary   Yousuf Bob Mangu
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Abu Bakarr Jalloh
     Women’s Leader   Mariama Keita
     PRO   Abdulia B. Sankoh
Rural Koya VII  
     Chairman   S.E.K. Harding
     Secretary   Abdul B. Koroma
     Young Farmer Youth Leader   Ramon J. Elba
     Women’s Leader   Ya Alimamy Turay
     PRO   Mohamed M. Ibrahim

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