Hopes seem to be rekindled in agriculture as farmers finally savour much expected rains in some parts of Northern Ghana. Farmers had been disappointed as a result of the lack of rainfall for almost two months in the region.
Mr. Sylvester Adongo, Northern Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA),said the rain was fortunate and had come almost too late, since farmers had only about a week to replant their withered crops. He urged farmers to replant short duration crops like maize, rice, and soybeans. "The harm has already been done, but we can reverse it to at least
get about 80 per cent of what should have been gained if the rain had come at the appropriate time."
Adongo appealed to the district assemblies to help farmers with seeds and finances they might have run out of seeds and finances due to the earlier planting which had failed without the rains. He urged farmers to rush to their farms and start all over again and not to wait on the government with the hope that the their problems would be addressed through food aid. He said that government assistance might come late.
Most farmers' crops, planted in anticipation of the early rains, had withered away and others had been prematurely harvested. Dams and streams had also dried up.
Accra Mail
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