{"id":403472,"date":"2018-02-22T14:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T14:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=403472"},"modified":"2018-02-22T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T14:10:35","slug":"one-village-one-dam-will-boost-agric-sector-lecturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/one-village-one-dam-will-boost-agric-sector-lecturer\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One village, one dam’ will boost agric sector – Lecturer"},"content":{"rendered":"
A lecturer at the University of Ghana has called on the government to implement its flagship ‘one village, one dam’ project to enable farmers to ensure year-long supply of water to their farms, even in the dry season, thereby increasing their\u00a0yield.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a press briefing on the sidelines of the United Nations Convention for Climate Change, Senior Lecturer at the Regional Institute for Population at the University of Ghana, Raymond Kasei said the one village one dam will boost the country’s output from the agric sector.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”DK6UJryCSTNm7aFRMGD0drxgEsUF9Ufe”]\u201cThe times the rains begin is a big problem for farmers. It is something that affects agriculture in this country. Many of our farming practices rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture so the only village one dam principle will be very helpful for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the one village one dam policy will upgrade farmers from having to constantly depend on rainfall to ensure their farms are watered to more effective and convenient irrigation systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe might divert from rain-fed agriculture to irrigation farming,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
A number of farmers in various parts of the country have expressed worry over unfavourable\u00a0weather conditions, which they say is affecting their production and driving a number of prospective farmers from the sector.<\/p>\n