{"id":67061,"date":"2014-11-21T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T13:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=67061"},"modified":"2014-11-21T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T13:35:09","slug":"resident-decries-inadequate-support-for-rural-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/resident-decries-inadequate-support-for-rural-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents decry inadequate support for rural farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lead advocate of a project which seeks to promote Gender and Social Inclusion in Agriculture, Tamale Based Diamond Fm says much is required of central government to support the aged, persons living with disabilities and women who depend on agriculture to survive.<\/p>\n
The Project Manager, Nelson Adanuti Nyadror raised this concern at the launch of an alternative policy document to serve as a guide to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the areas of planning and programming.<\/p>\n
He lamented, \u201cFor us one category of farmers that have often being left out though they play a key role in feeding us are women, persons living with disabilities and aged farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told Citi News on the sidelines that with sufficient support from government, the aforementioned category of farmers will double their yields to maximize their profit margins.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou realized that people say farming has become unattractive to the youth these days but there are the aged or old farmers that continually till the land to feed us: Diamond Fm feels that with little support, these farmers can do extra.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nelson Adanuti Nyadror identified the lack of agric inputs such as fertilizer, certified seeds, agro chemicals, tractor and extension services, arable land for cultivation, lack of Agri information and access to market as some of the bottlenecks hindering rural agriculture in Northern Ghana.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n He said with sponsorship from multi donor fund Managers STAR Ghana, Diamond Fm has being running an advocacy project codenamed, \u201cTackling bottlenecks in rural agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOver the last one year, Diamond Fm has gained support from STAR Ghana to run the an advocacy project dubbed tackling bottlenecks in rural agriculture specifically how to have access to Agri-inputs can be improved.\u201d<\/p>\n The General Manager of Diamond Fm, Iddrisu Abdul Rashid reaffirmed the station\u2019s dedicated services to promote rural agriculture.<\/p>\n He implied, \u201cThrough the power of radio, we can boast of raising the consciousness of farmers, civil society and more importantly government on the challenges within the agricultural sector especially on input supplies and information flow to women, persons with disabilities and the aged.\u201d<\/p>\n