[ 2016-11-22 ]

National Pork Exhibition to be held in December
The 2016 National Pork Exhibition is slated to
occur at the Efua Sutherland Park.

The three-day exhibition, scheduled from December
2 to 4, is to educate pig and maize farmers on how
to increase pig production to feed a pork
processing factory to be established in 2017.

The factory when established would have the
capacity to process 200 pigs a day for the local
and international market.

Mr Samuel Asare Bediako, Director of Genesis
Professional Institute, organisers of the
exhibition said the event will bring together both
prospective and current pig and maize farmers to
study the various financial facilities available
to help them expand their farms.

Mr Bediako said the exhibition is also to
encourage the youth to participate in various
seminars and other training activities to enable
them develop interest in pig and maize farming to
improve agricultural production.

He said the programme for the first day of
exhibition include registration and training
seminars for pig and maize farmers for the pork
processing factory.

The second day would witness a food bazaar and a
concert, followed by a display of various dishes
made from pork while the last day of the
exhibition is the family fun day.

Source - GNA

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