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Ghana Garden and Flower show launches 5th edition in Accra

The 2017 edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show has been launched in Accra under the theme ‘Flower Ghana, Grow Ghana’.

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This is the 5th time organisers, Strategic Communications Limited (Stratcomm Africa) will be bringing Ghanaians and lovers of floriculture under one roof to educate, entertain and interact with one another. It is expected to take place from the 31st August to the 4th of September 2017 at the Efua Sutherland’s Children’s Park.

Launching the event at the conference hall of the Labadi Beach Hotel, C.E.O of Stratcomm, Madam Esther Cobbah said the Ghana Garden and Flower Show’s aim is to help make Ghana become an environmentally friendly country in order to attain it set targets for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

“Flowering Ghana means cultivating flowers which we believe will help grow Ghana environmentally and also in health and in wealth”.  She said

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According to her the show since its inception has grown in numerical strength and popularity among Ghanaians.

“This year, Ghana celebrates its 60thIndependence Anniversary and the Ghana Garden and Flower Show is also 5 years.  The show has grown tremendously.  In 2013 when the Show began, it had 1,400 participants and 14 exhibitors.  In 2016, we saw an over 400 percent increase in exhibitor participation from the 2013 figure and close to 15,000 Visitors.” She revealed

She further called on the public to support the initiative to make Ghana one of the healthiest, cleanest and greenest countries on the planet.

Special Guest of Honour, Minister for Environment, Science and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, who gave the keynote address at the event also reiterated the need for Ghanaians to take conscious care of the environment through such activities. He also spoke of his ministries willingness to support such causes.

“The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation attaches great importance to efforts aimed at preserving our environment, particularly by stakeholders in the private sector.” He applauded Stratcomm Africa and its private sector partners for “this significant initiative that has such benefits for our environment”.

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Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng also said the: “promotion of job creation opportunities in the floriculture and horticulture sector is particularly timely. What we see in regard to floriculture and horticulture is the complete opposite picture from that in the mining sector where illegal mining –popularly known as galamsey – is degrading our environment – polluting rivers and water bodies, undermining agriculture in some of our most fertile areas and even destroying forests. If our young men and women who have been engaged in these illegal acts could rather be trained to engage in floriculture and horticulture and be part of Ghana developing a new export product, they would be better off as individuals, we would all be better off as a nation and our environment would be free from the serious degradation that we have experienced from the illegal mining activities”.

In attendance were the Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Ron Strikker, Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, Mrs Matilda Asante of Access Bank, Constance Swaniker of Accents and Arts, other officials from the public and private sector, exhibitors, Ghana Garden and Flower Show Award Winners and the media among others.

The 5th Anniversary of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show will feature an exhibition of flora and fauna, garden ornaments and accessories, the Ghana Garden and Flower Awards, Fashion in the park, party in the park, Jazz night, children’s playground and food court and a bouquet of other exciting activities.

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