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Farmers in the Brong-Ahafo Region are appealing to the government to rehabilitate their roads to make them more accessible to prevent their farm produce from perishing.
The deplorable state of roads leading to farming communities in the region, has been affecting farming activities especially during the rainy season.
The roads have also been described as death traps by drivers who ply them on daily basis.
[contextly_sidebar id=”fCL04QN6kgF7w37j2oRGp7lmnrvMmhKp”]Speaking to Citi News, Nana Alex Tweneboa- Kodua, the 2014 Regional Best Farmer, said farmers in region are facing many challenges with regards to the transportation of their foodstuffs to market centres for sale.
He said this state of affairs, coupled with the absence of storage facilities, causes their their foodstuffs to rot.
“Our roads are not good, for example from the Bediako to Duase road and then from Mim to Atronie; the roads are not good at all.”
He noted that those in the cities need food to eat “but if the roads are not good, how do we transport the food from the villages to the cities.?”
Mr. Tweneboa-Kodua appealed to the government to stabilize the prices of cash crops like cocoa, and provide farmers with loans and more agriculture extension officers to enable them grow more food to ensure food security.
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By: Atiewin Mohammed/citifmonline.com