Ghanaian pineapple growers ask for police protection against aggressive project developers

Published 2022년 1월 20일

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Eight pineapple-growing communities in Ghana have appealed to the government for police protection against foremen and property developers who are damaging their farms. The communities, located in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality, have also requested support from the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and the Land Commission. The situation arose after wardens took acres of land and gave it to a property developer, who destroyed the growers' pineapple farms and other foodstuffs. The presence of land guards, who use firearms, has prevented the growers from accessing their farms and has negatively impacted their livelihoods.

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Eight pineapple-growing communities in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality in Ghana's eastern region have appealed to the government to provide them with police protection from the activities of foremen and property developers in the area. The communities of Fotobi, Amanfo, Attakrom, Kwesidoe, Abirem, Boade, Gonnsee and Obodan feel threatened by their activities as they damage their farms. They have also appealed to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and the Land Commission to support their action. Sources say the wardens had taken acres of land and handed it over to a property developer, who destroyed some of the growers' pineapple farms and other foodstuffs. The growers could not go to their farms to harvest their crops ...

Source: AGF