Mofa launches GCRTC for peaceful transhumance activities in Ghana

The Ghana Cattle Ranching and Transhumance Committee (GCRTC) has been launched in Accra to support efforts to create conditions conducive to peaceful transhumance activities in the country. It is expected to work with the Ministries of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and National Security by providing the needed advisory and guidance to enable Ghana maximise the benefits of transhumance activities. Launching the Committee on April 6, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mohammed Hardy Turferu, in a statement read on his behalf, said the livestock sub-sector was an important component of agriculture in Ghana and West Africa at large. He noted that, it played a multifaceted role in providing livelihood support to many of the populace, especially those in rural areas. He explained that, while it provided employment generation opportunities in the rural and peri-urbarn areas, it also offered prospects for wealth creation, income enhancement, coping mechanism against crop failure, ...