Mr J.J. Ayisi, Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at the weekend, lauded the interest of some students in agriculture, which he said would help develop sector and make more attractive. Mr. Ayisi was speaking at the inauguration of the Sunyani Polytechnic branch of the General Agricultural Polytechnic Students Association in Sunyani. He urged the students to concentrate on their studies and practice on the field to help promote the agricultural sector. Mr. Ayisi gave the assurance that his outfit would encourage and give the needed support to help the growth and development of the association. Mr T.A. Kusi-Appiah, Head of Department of General Agriculture of the Sunyani Polytechnic noted with concern the poor condition of farmers and attributed it to bad farming practices. “Brong-Ahafo region is endowed and blessed with abundant natural resources but the lack of technical know how is affecting food processing”, he stressed. Mr Appiah also expressed his concern about the misapplication of agro-chemicals and other pesticides, stressing that, modern farming needs technology to enhance productivity. Mr Mohammed Seidi, President of the association, said its main aim was to encourage the youth to venture into agriculture. He said the association intends to set up a training centre to train the unemployed youth in agricultural ventures such as grass cutter rearing, mushroom production and bee keeping among others. Mr Seidi appealed to municipal and district assemblies in the region to support the establishment of the training centre. Source: GNA