Punjab will send a delegation to Ghana to explore its proposal of offering fertile farm land on a long-term lease to farmers from the state. Following this proposal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said, the state government would send a delegation of officers as well as an expert from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, to Ghana to study the suitability of the entire project.Badal said following this, the state government could facilitate farmers to settle down in Ghana on 20,000 to 25,000 acres initially. A delegation from Ghana yesterday met the deputy CM.in Chandigarh and told him that Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama wanted to promote agriculture as a tool of progress, and that Ghana would welcome Punjabi expertise in this regard.Ghana has offered fertile farmland on a long-term lease to Punjab farmers for farm activities. Ghana Deputy Minister, Banjamin Dagadu, who is on a three-day tour, said his country would shortly appoint a business counsellor at Ludhiana to initiate a meaningful business relationship with Punjab.He said, Punjab could also assist Ghana in becoming an agro-based economy.