Four irrigation schemes to be rehabilitated (October 21).

Rehabilitation and modernisation works on the Kpong Left Bank irrigation scheme(dam) will start in December, this year as the Ghana Commercial Agriculture projecty is finalising work on selecting a contractor.
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