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Western Area Farmers benefit from High Breed supply

Author: Richard B Bockarie - SEM

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

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

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.

14^th 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-14^th 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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Western Area Farmers benefit from High Breed supply

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