At a community level CPC constitutes a vehicle of community ownership and ensures vibrant economic nodes. To ensure the latter, the programme promotes value-adding processes and skills development. The success of this programme depends on the accurate identification of viable local and international marketing opportunities and the planning of production in accordance with such opportunities. The positive experience of co-operation between the departments of Public Works and Agriculture in the implementation of the Lambasi CPC deserves emulation. Using the labour intensive construction methods, which are a hallmark of a Community Based Public Works Programme, the Lambasi Community Production Centre has already created job opportunities targeting mainly women and youth.
Opportunities are limitless.
Here in Lambasi the following agricultural related projects have been identified, already laying the foundations for the development of down stream business ventures. These include manufacturing, repairs, storage, crop production, market facilities, and marketing and human resource development. The rehabilitation of the water supply and sanitation systems will further advance the objectives of government to bring essential social services to within easy reach of the people. I have been reliably informed that both the construction of phase 1 and 2 of the access roads is nearing completion. We congratulate the emerging contractors who have been appointed to carry out these tasks.