Mr Ahiable (middle), launching the tree-planting week.
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21st June, 2009
TOPP Launches Tree Planting Week
The management and staff of Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) as well as school children in the company’s area of operations, have in the past three years planted more than 3,000 tree seedlings to protect the environment.
Mr Emmanuel Ahiable, Estate Manager of TOPP, disclosed this at the launch of this year’s tree planting week of the company at Twifo Ntafrewaso, on the theme: “Your planet needs you; unite to combat climate change”.
As part of the launch, which coincided with the World Environmental Day, neem, teak and militia seedlings were planted.
Mr Neneyo Mate-Kole, Managing Director of the plantation, in a speech read on his behalf, said about 800 trees would be planted by visitors, TOPP employees, contractors, the local communities and school children.
He said employees who took good care of trees they planted last year, would be awarded to motivate others to emulate them.
Mr Mate-Kole said last year, management of Unilever Ghana, TOPP employees and school pupils planted about 408 tree species including teak and militia.
He noted that the programme, which was part of the corporate social responsibility of TOPP, was creating environmental awareness in the communities.
Mr Foster Joseph Andoh, Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira District Chief Executive, who took part in the tree planting exercise, called on Ghanaians to consider planting of trees as their moral responsibility to promote healthy environment for all.
The event was climaxed with a quiz competition among pupils of TOPP Basic School on “how to promote healthy environment practices in Ghana”.
Mr Emmanuel Ahiable, Estate Manager of TOPP, disclosed this at the launch of this year’s tree planting week of the company at Twifo Ntafrewaso, on the theme: “Your planet needs you; unite to combat climate change”.
As part of the launch, which coincided with the World Environmental Day, neem, teak and militia seedlings were planted.
Mr Neneyo Mate-Kole, Managing Director of the plantation, in a speech read on his behalf, said about 800 trees would be planted by visitors, TOPP employees, contractors, the local communities and school children.
He said employees who took good care of trees they planted last year, would be awarded to motivate others to emulate them.
Mr Mate-Kole said last year, management of Unilever Ghana, TOPP employees and school pupils planted about 408 tree species including teak and militia.
He noted that the programme, which was part of the corporate social responsibility of TOPP, was creating environmental awareness in the communities.
Mr Foster Joseph Andoh, Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira District Chief Executive, who took part in the tree planting exercise, called on Ghanaians to consider planting of trees as their moral responsibility to promote healthy environment for all.
The event was climaxed with a quiz competition among pupils of TOPP Basic School on “how to promote healthy environment practices in Ghana”.
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