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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 11 Apr 2007 : 01:44:25
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URR FARMERS VOW TO INCEREASE PRODUCTION
By Mamadi Sanneh
Members of the URD Agricultural Commercial Farmers’ Association, on Monday, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Governor of Upper River Region, Momodou S. Kah, to brief him about their activities. At the briefing meeting at the Deputy Governor’s office, the President of the Association, Alhaji Ba Jeja Jawara, spoke about his Aassociation’s development plans that include empowering farmers to take up commercial farming in order to increase food self-sufficiency in the region.
Speaking earlier, the Deputy Governor thanked members of the URR Commercial Farmers Association for their visit and assured them of his office’s support at all times. Mr. Kah told them of Government’s commitment in attaining self-food sufficiency for the rural Communities.
The Divisional Agricultural Coordinator, Jereh Sanneh, also expressed his office’s support and called other farmers to emulate this bright example.
Speaking on behalf of the Association, Alhaji Hammeh Jabu Kurubally, Alhaji Buchineh Trawally and Alhaji Amara Bajaha all spoke of their association’s determination in increasing food production in the region and called on other commercial farmers to join them.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 40/2007, 9 - 10 April, 2007
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