He also advised inhabitants of the Greater Accra Region to observe the period between the ban on drumming and the celebration of the Homowo festival by adopting farming to help the region produce enough food.
He mentioned that the campaign, “Homowo goes green” was aimed at rehashing the message and meaning of the ban and the celebration in line with the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.
He added that, in line with the history of the Ga Homowo festival which was about ensuring food security, the ban on drumming and noise-making was to enable the chiefs, priests, and people of the region to forgo merrymaking and concentrate on clearing their farms and get it ready for planting.
Dr. Owusu said the meaning and significance of the ban, as well as names of certain suburbs of Accra, such as Abelenkpe (maize is last), accentuated the fact that Accra, in general, used to be a food basket and hence a need for that reputation to be revived.
According to him, it is intended that the campaign be extended to all important festivals nationwide. “Food farming is an honourable and lucrative business which should not be left to only a section of the people,” the minister said.
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