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The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly celebrated its second Farmers Day aand 36th Of National Edition At The Kawokudi Park

The Hon Municipal Chief Executive for AEMA, Hajia Salma Sani Mohammed Adams-Kuta indicated Ghana government has propelled the agriculture sector to attain national food self-sufficiency through the planting for food and jobs. She hinted that available information show rice production would record an increase of about 1.3 million metric tonnes, soya bean 2.2 million metric tonnes, sorghum 1.6 million metric tonnes and maize, 3.8 million metric tonnes respectively.

Date Created : 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : ghanadistricts.com

Prior to awarding the overall best farmer, Hajia Selma Sani-Kuta said there would be more demand for food and in future hence the need to enhance agricultural development. She also hinted the Assembly has introduced programmes to support the government planting for food and jobs policies on the limited farm lands for agricultural activities in the area.

She said, the theme chosen for this year’s celebration: ” ENSURING AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNDER COVID-19 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES,” is very appropriate in that it was chosen to re-emphasize the importance of maintaining agribusiness development in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic. Hajia Salma Sani-Kuta indicated that the agriculture sector sustains more than half of Ghana’s labour force, mostly as smallholders cultivate their own plots of land with their families.

“Agriculture makes up 54% of Ghana’s GDP, and over 40% of export earnings”, she posited. Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly celebrated the event along with health screening. The Hon. MCE, Hajia Selma Sani-Kuta urged the participants to take advantage of the exercise and go for the screening since is one of the surest ways a person would know his/her HIV status and thereby inform ones behavioural pattern

The Municipal Assembly awarded seven (7) best farmers of which one emerged overall best farmer.