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(NAVRONGO) KASSENA NANKANA WEST: Viable agric programme for Upper East

Government has initiated a new agriculture programme for the people of the Upper East Region as part of measures to forestall a likely food insecurity in the region.

Date Created : 7/10/2008 12:07:35 PM : Story Author : GhanaDistrict.Com

Government has initiated a new agriculture programme for the people of the Upper East Region as part of measures to forestall a likely food insecurity in the region.

Under the programme farmers are to enjoy free advisory services from agricultural experts drawn mainly from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the main body charged to handle it.

The Ministry has already prepared the land and rice seeds planted for the maiden programme which have so far germinated.

Acting Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, Mr Francis Dery, disclosed this on Thursday when the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Alhassan Samari paid a working visit to the farms to acquaint himself with progress so far made on the new programme.

The programme, which for now would be centred on rice production, is already underway at Gbedembilsi, a farming community in the Builsa District.

It was initially targeted to cover 1,200 hectares of farmland but was later reduced to 400 hectares following delays in this year’s rains.

About 60 farmer groups of five members each from Builsa, Kassena-Nankana and Bolgatanga districts are to benefit from the maiden programme.

He said the food insecurity situation was a global phenomenon which governments everywhere were battling with and that the new programme was part of the government’s prudent policy initiatives to ensure that there was sufficient food available for the people in the region.

GNA