SENSITIZATION TO FARMERS IN AGONA ABODOM

21ST SEPTEMBER,2023

The Agona West Department of Agriculture has stepped up sensitisation of farmers in the area, to modern crop cultivation, to increase yield, ahead of the planting season.

The Municipal Director of Agric, Mrs. Agartha Eyipey, who announced this, said that according to report from the meteorological service, "the rains were expected to be consistent enough throughout the year to support crop production."

She explained that "we do not dwell mainly on the rainfall pattern. We have other things we do as a department such as sensitisation of farmers on the cropping season, to ensure that planting or cultivation was well planned, for high yield".

Mrs. Eyipey in an interview with the Ghanaian Times in Agona Swedru, on Wednesday, said staff of the department would be deployed to educate farmers on the weather pattern and crop cultivation.

"Farming is about strategic planning. We cannot plant all the crops together because some of them take longer time to grow, others need more rain to do well whilst others need less rains", he said.

She said that they have cultivated maize and leafy vegetables because of the nature of the land, adding that the area retained enough moisture from just a few rain falls, it was advisable for farmers to start cultivation earlier than other areas.