By: Nyima Sillah
Minister of Agriculture Honorable Amie Fabureh has updated National Assembly members on cattle trough (drinking point) in Sami Pachonki during the general sessions at the National Assembly on Monday.
She said in 2021 her Ministry has no plan to provide livestock drinking facilities for Pachonki village, as two other villages, Raneru and Demphaye within the Sami Constituency already provided with drinking points.
“Through the more ruminant project and the adopting agriculture for climate change project, it is worth noting that the medium- and long-term plans are to have livestock drinking points in every community with a population of more than two thousand heads of cattle,” she said
According to her, livestock population in Pochonki from the latest records stands at one thousand nine hundred (1900) heads of cattle and about one thousand five hundred (1500) sheep.
When asked about the steps taken by her Ministry to regain the occupied mix farming center in Kantora constituency, she said the army and other security apparatus occupied the mix farming center for nearly five consecutive years, adding that mix farming center is a learning center for farmers to learn and adopt new techniques to boost production.
She said the stores are tampered with and transferred to dormitories. Regardless of that, she assured that her Ministry will engage the Minister of Interior in a dialogue to find lasting solutions regarding the mixed farming center since it is very important for the extension delivery system.
The Minister of Agriculture was also asked if Niamina West was part of the Route Project. Her response was positive and added: “Niamina West is part of the 39 districts selected to benefit from the route project.”
She further told deputies that the project was developing a sensitization campaign to inform the target population on how to request project assistance.
“This new project will be sustained as both the proper sustainability plans are set already and the proper assessments also are done,” she disclosed.