General News of Wednesday, 1 September 2021Source: GNADennis Abugri Amenga, the Acting Bono Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) on Tuesday dismissed claims that the Region has experienced acute shortage of fertilizer. Mr. Amenga, therefore, advised farmers to cope with the situation, stressing the government was working strenuously to provide subsidies to make the prices of agriculture inputs affordable. Mr. Amenga explained that the implementation of the PfFJs had significantly increased food productivity in the Region, indicating that the programme had motivated many farmers to expand their farm work. Mr. Amenga said the PfFJs had introduced farmers to food productivity enhancement technologies as well as made available hybrid and improved seeds to farmers. While lauding the drastic impact of the programme in the agriculture sector in the Region, the Regional Director advised farmers who were yet to register with the programme to do so to access the benefits.

Source: GhanaWeb August 31, 2021 19:41 UTC