NAMIBIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO GHANA CALLED ON EASTERN REGIONAL MINISTER

The Namibian High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has paid a courtesy call on the Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong at his office in Koforidua, the regional capital.
The visit to the minister’s office formed part of her two-day working tour of the region to interact with key Government Officials, Traditional Authorities, and Business Communities with the objective of strengthening the bilateral relationship between Ghana and Namibia.

In her opening statement, H.E Ashipala -Musavyi indicated that Namibia’s population was largely Agrarian, with Agriculture contributing over 25% of the country’s GDP, even though the country has one of the driest vegetation in the Sub Sahara African region.
She said a large number of the country’s population rely on Livestock farming and meat production for their livelihood, adding that Namibia was one of the few countries with the license to export processed meat to any part of the world because of the high standards the country has put in place for the industry.
Counting on the success story of cattle rearing, H. E Ashipala Musavyi, indicated that each of the over 2.5 million cattle in the country has an electronic tag that can be traced to the farm and the owner of the farm. This, she added, has put an end to rustling and has made it difficult to see cattle on the roads or on other people’s farms.
Hon. Acheampong was very enthused about the success story of Namibia’s cattle rearing industry and the mechanisms put in place to perfect the system and expressed his desire to collaborate with the Namibia Government for best practice purposes to bring an end to the perennial clashes between the nomadic herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the region.

He also invited Namibia to partner Eastern Region in the development of other sectors of the economy such as Hospitality and Tourism, Industrialisation, Mining, and Agriculture.
Hon. Acheampong consequently called for strong collaboration between the Akuapem Shoe factory and some leather production companies in Namibia for a mutual economic relationship.
Her Excellency, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi was accompanied by the Association of Ghana Industry’s Regional President, Mr. Dela Gadzanku. The team had earlier on visited Akwamu Palace, Akosombo Textiles, and later visited the New Juaben Palace. The team is expected to visit Ofori Panin Palace, Maa Grace Garment Industry, Ransboat Poultry, and other businesses during the two-day working tour of the region.