AGRICULTURE


Youth encouraged to get interested in farming

Mordecai Farms is proof of modern farming techniques as the farm uses a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), a method widely used in Israel, which is both capital-intensive but highly efficient.

Date Created : 4/14/2025 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Rosemary O. Yeboah /Ghanadistricts.com

This system ensures that water is treated and reused, minimizing environmental pollution and reducing the risk of contamination of the fish being nurtured.

This assurance to sustainability extends to the farm’s use of solar power and its integration of aquaculture with agriculture through greenhouses, where wastewater from the fish tanks is improved and used to water vegetables in three greenhouses nearby.

The greenhouses cultivate tomatoes, bell peppers and other varieties.

Speaking on Akuafo Mmre programe on Ghanadistricts Tv, The CEO of Mordecai Farms Mr. Seth Boakye-Dankwa revealed to the team how  the aquaculture operations is  divided into several units, which include an incubation unit for spawning and hatching, a fry unit where the young fish are carefully nurtured, and holding tanks where the fish grow to maturity.

He said if the youth take up farming, it will contribute to high production for the local market and export, bringing in more foreign exchange earnings to support development projects.

He added, ‘‘I call on the youth, particularly to venture into agriculture as a profession rather than to travel to Lybia."

Mr. Boakye-Dankwa  who gave the advice encouraged the youth to see farming especially the Aquaculture system in fish farming  as a business capable of easing poverty while promoting food security.