Eric Busby Quartey-Papafio, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Amasaman has expressed worry about the low standards of education in the area, stressing that the district has the infrastructure "but children are just not ready to go school". He therefore, advised parents against spending lavishly on funerals and other ceremonies and instead invest in the education of their children. Mr Quartey-Papafio said this after a five-day training of trainers' workshop on "Regenerative Health and Nutrition" for the Ga West District at Amasaman. He advised parents to provide their children with balanced diet since it played a crucial role in their development. Mr Quartey-Papafio expressed regret that some people in the district were underweight due to poor eating habits of women during pregnancy and children right from their infancy to adulthood. He explained that the quality of food children eat in their first five years contributed to their level of Intelligent Quota. Mr Quartey-Papafio said "The district used to be the food basket for the Greater Accra Region “but the youth in this district now moved into sand winning to the neglect farming" He however, said the district remained a major producer of pineapple, pawpaw, cashew, mango and vegetables. Mr Quartey-Papafio said, "Unfortunately, our people produce these fruits and vegetable for sale and export but do not consume them so that they can get nutritional value needed for their proper growth". He commended the government for initiating the project and the school-feeding programme. Mr Quartey-Papafio advised matrons and cooks in the districts to update their skills to enable them help solve the underweight problem. He announced that a steering committee has been inaugurated to collaborate with heads of department in districts to organise a campaign for healthy lifestyle of the people and ensure the sustainability of the programme. Mr Quartey-Papafio appealed to the people to adopt healthy lifestyles by doing more exercises, drinking more water, eating more fruits and eating less meat. Source: GNA