News:
February 27, 2018
Majority leader, Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has underscored the need for Ghana to learn from the rich experience of Brazil in the area of Agriculture in order to enhance her production capacity.
According to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs who was speaking during a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament by the Brazilian Ambassador to Ghana, Ghana he said, can share in the experiences of Brazil in the field of Agriculture, from where Ghana had imported several tractors and in the area of oil.
He also welcomed a proposal for cooperation at the level of the legislature between the two nations.
The shift in the area of bilateral cooperation and collaboration from the Executive to the Legislature he said is good every nation stating that cooperation at the level of the Executive only has always created gaps anytime there is change in policy hence the need for Parliamentary friendships with other nations.
The Member of Parliament for Suame said Ghana and Brazil who are facing challenges of deforestation must share experiences to help address the menace.
He noted that Ghana’s timber industry is gone with sawmill factories extinct posing threats of desertification whiles poverty is becoming endemic due destruction.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com