Fertiliser firm partners Prisons Service in agriculture
A leading innovative fertiliser solutions provider, BH-FERTAGRO, and the Ghana Prisons Service are to partner to enhance sustainable farming within the prison system.
The partnership when operationalised will enhance collaboration between the two entities, leveraging on BH-FERTAGRO’s expertise in fertilisers and sustainable agricultural practices to enhance food production within correctional facilities.
The initiative aligns with the government’s commitment to promote farming and other forms of agriculture by the Prisons Service to enhance feeding of prisoners, as well as provide them with valuable skills.
Officials of BH-FERTAGRO, led by its Managing Director, Robert Kwabena Ayitey, discussed the plans with the management of the Ghana Prisons Service at the Prisons headquarters in Accra.
Present at the meeting were the Director-General of Prisons, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, and other top officials of the service such as Deputy Director of Prisons, Patrick Thomas Seidu, who is also the Eastern Regional Commander and Officer in charge of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
Assistance
Mr Ayitey said his outfit was, among other things, willing and ready to provide the Prisons Service with fertilisers and also support an irrigation project for an all year-round farming for the service’s 50 acre land at Nsawam in the Eastern Region.
"We believe that agriculture has the potential to transform lives, and we are excited about the opportunity to collaborate with the Prisons Directorate.
What we are looking at is adopting the Prison as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility," he said.
He further emphasised the need for a collective approach to enhance agricultural development in the prisons.
“By working together, we can create a programme that not only improves food security within the prison system but also equips inmates with practical farming skills that can benefit them and their communities in the future,’ he added.
Mrs Baffoe-Bonnie welcomed the partnership, indicating that it would go a long way enhance food supplies for the prisons, and further provide valuable training and resources for inmates to support rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
She called on other institutions to support the service, especially the Kitchen Support Project , aimed at improving food conditions and nutrition for inmates in prisons.
“The Kitchen Support Project’ which is aimed at improving the food conditions and nutrition for inmates in Ghanaian prisons.
This project will also focus on enhancing food preparation facilities, providing better kitchen equipment, and training staff in nutrition and food safety,’ she said.
