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Company News from Saturday, February 2, 2019
Source: Ghananewsagency.org
2019-02-02
Some farmers on their farms
Farmers in the western part of Kasena-Nankana West District, in the Upper East East region, described the government's Plant Food and Employment (PFJ) initiative as a vital livelihood. .
Farmers who live in communities including; Kayaro, Nakong, Asonia, Gwenia, Kafania Yedania, Adognia, Wuru and Katui, among others, expressed their satisfaction with the modalities and functioning of the policy and said that she was able to provide them with fertilizer and other inputs, in particular; high-yielding, early maturing seeds to plant on their farms.
Mr. Robert Adjuadaga and Clement Kaba, all peasants of the Dakuronia community of Kayaro who grow corn and peanuts, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that they had the same news. used to grow smaller farms, which accounted for less than one hectare of farmland. were introduced to politics last year, they extended their farms successfully.
Mr Adjuadaga noted that even though they were new and could not access the support of agricultural extension agents, they had managed to use the inputs and fertilizers they had bought to obtain the necessary production.
He revealed: "I, myself, have never grown a large farm and harvested more than two bags of products. However, thanks to the intervention of this PFJ, I harvested nearly thirty bags of corn and fifty bags of peanuts. it's a miracle, "he said.
Mrs. Awe Juadaga, widow and peasant woman of the Katui community, said that the harvests that she had obtained from her farm as a result of this policy could feed her family up to the next two farming seasons and congratulated the government to help him make a better living through the PFJ.
Mr. Justine Akiati Adiali, a rancher from the Asonia community, said that the PFJ had stayed to stay and that she, as a traditional farmers, would ensure its sustainability, and congratulated the government to have introduced livestock, as well as jobs.
He added that this would complement the PFJ and create more jobs for young people in his community because most of them would emulate his farming activities.
Gerard Ataogye, district chief (DCE) of the region, said the government was determined to improve the livelihoods of the people through such a fundamental and vital strategy.
Ataogye said the One Village, One Dam, One District, One District and One District One Ware House, among others, were operational in the district and the people had to support the programs to succeed.
He called on the people to help the badembly to focus on the development of the region, especially on health, education and improvement of agricultural activities in order to maintain food security in the district.
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