The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq, has revealed that the Damongo Camp Prison was deliberately sited in an agriculturally fertile area to enable large-scale farming and boost national food production.
Speaking at the commissioning of the facility in the Savannah Region, she said the new camp prison, constructed and donated by the Church of Pentecost, forms part of a strategic plan by the Service to locate correctional centres in agriculturally rich zones to support self-sufficiency and rehabilitation through agricultural training.
“These camps are deliberately and strategically located in agriculturally fertile zones to achieve three key objectives; to embark on massive agri-projects that complement feeding of inmates, provide hands-on training in modern and sustainable agricultural practices, and contribute meaningfully to the national food basket,” Mrs Baffoe-Bonnie stated.
She added that the vast and fertile lands in Damongo would be harnessed for year-round mechanised agriculture, perfectly aligning with the President’s broader agricultural agenda. The Service, she said, envisions cultivating maize, soybeans, vegetables, and staples, alongside poultry and livestock production, not only to feed inmates but also to supply local markets and contribute to food security within the region.
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Mrs Baffoe-Bonnie commended the Church of Pentecost for its “faith in action” through the construction of modern camp prisons, noting that the Damongo facility represents a significant step toward building humane, productive, and self-sustaining correctional institutions across the country.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
