The Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has assured Ghanaian youth of his intention to establish a nationwide project of the cultivation and processing of the almond which is popularly known (Abr)fo Nkatie) for export.

He also indicated that the CPP party will provide incentives for persons who will join the cultivation and processing of fruit.

“The CPP will provide incentives for those youth who will register and seek employment in the cultivation of almond in this our vast rich land”, he said.

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According to him the almond development programme by the CPP government will supplement the already existing cash crops which cultivated and exported into the world market.

Already, the CPP proposal has been endorsed by Professor Tano Debrah of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science of the University of Ghana, Legon.

Ivor Greenstreet made this known when he visited residents of Ashiaman in the Greater Accra region.

Speaking at the recent IEA evening encounter, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet stressed on the need to mobilize Ghanaian youth into the cultivation and processing of almond.

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Although Almond as an international commodity which has many uses, the oil extracted from it has a high value of 10,000 dollars per ton as compared to the price of cocoa and oil palm.

The CPP flagbearer together with the parliamentary candidate for the constituency Hajia Hamida Damba visited some key areas of the constituency to interact with residents amidst chants and music.