The Ministry of Food and Agriculture faces the risk of losing significant portions of its lands, currently occupied by various directorates, to encroachers. An ongoing tour by the sector minister, Eric Opoku, has revealed a troubling situation where MOFA staff are being forcefully evicted from their offices to make way for private developers.
Some of these developers are alleged to have acquired the lands illegally. For example, the offices of the Women in Agricultural Development and Livestock Breeding Directorate at Borteyman, also known as Nungua Farms, are being engulfed by rapidly rising buildings reportedly constructed by influential individuals, including figures from both past and present administrations.
Dennis Adjei, the farm manager, highlighted the gravity of the issue during an interaction with the Agric Minister. He revealed that the encroachment has become so severe that staff no longer have access routes to their office premises. Our residency is currently on the other side of the road, and we have to always cross the highway to this place. We have to park our cars outside before coming to the office. Sometimes, we have to even beg them to allow us through their gate.
Dennis Adjei lamented. Notwithstanding the demolishing of their properties, the Directorate is also being pursued by the private developers to remove their piggery, rabbit, and poultry farms from the area. Where exactly are they asking you to take your animal pens to? Because I just don't understand". I assure you that all these lands that have been illegally acquired will be retrieved, " he assured. He is expected to end the three-day tour on Wednesday, January 29, , with a visit to the Agric Engineering Services Directorate, to familiarise himself with staff and get their buy-in as he prepares to execute the government's grand agenda of improving the Agric Sector in the next four years.
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