Friday, March 29

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Anglogold Ashanti Ghana launches flagship agro programme at Obuasi
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Anglogold Ashanti Ghana launches flagship agro programme at Obuasi

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana (AGAG) Limited has affirmed its commitment to working with stakeholders at Obuasi, a major mining community in the Ashanti Region, to diversify the local economy through agricultural development. In line with this, the company has rolled out the ‘AGAG Obuasi Goes Agro (OGA) Programme,’ to help contribute to the creation of sustainable job opportunities for the people. Mr Emmanuel Baidoo, the AGAG’s Senior Manager, Sustainability, speaking at the launch at Adaase in the Obuasi Municipality, hinted that Management had already engaged 90 community members on the farm. A total of 150 acres of the company’s farms had been put under maize cultivation, so far, in the pilot phase and 20 acres of vegetables had been cultivated, he noted. The Programme is being i...