Nelson Asumani (squating 2nd from left) Headmaster of Ogome Anglican JHS planting a coconut seedling while Charity Adamnor Okrah holding a watering can watering the planted seedling. Standing at the back are staff of ASA Savings and Loans and officials from the Somanya District Office of the Forestry Services Division including students.

Green Ghana: Don't allow animals to destroy planted trees

Haruna Yussif Wunpini Jun - 08 - 2023 , 11:50 2 minutes read

Cattle owners in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have been asked not to allow their animals to destroy tree seedlings planted in the area.

Similarly, all ruminant owners in the area have been urged to do same, since protecting tree seedlings from animal destruction would enable the trees to survive and grow well.

The Ashaiman Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans Limited, Eugene Owusu Biney made the call when his outfit with the support of the Somanya District Office of the Forestry Services Division planted tree seedlings in the premises of some basic schools in Ogome, a suburb of Somanya.

The 200 tree seedlings planted were of various species, including coconut, mango, guava, orange, lemon, pear, cassia militia and montalis.

They were planted at the Ogome Anglican Primary and Junior High School and Sra Presby Primary and Junior High School.

The exercise was part of ASA Savings and Loans' corporate social responsibility in support of the government's Green Ghana initiative.

The Somanya District Manager of the Forestry Services Division, Priscilla Asomani took the school children through the process of planting trees and nurturing them.

She encouraged students to take interest in planting trees and also educate those who destroy trees to desist from such practices.

The Headteacher of the Ogome Anglican Primary School, Janet Mamle Atter Matey pledged the commitment of the school's management and pupils to take good care of the seedlings planted.

For her part, the Headmaster of the Ogome Junior High School, Nelson Asumani and her counterpart from the Sra Presby JHS, Rosemond Vander Puye said the protection of the planted tree seedlings was a shared responsibility, encouraging everyone in the area to play their part.