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The National Farmers day celebration is schedule for tomorrow 5th December 2025 and three (3) companies donate ahead of the event. The companies are listed below:

1.Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited

Items donated are Tricycle knapsack sprayers,wellington boots,Cutlass, High Density Mattress, Key soap and fertilisers.Items were received by District Chief Executive John Millim Nabwomya

2.Earl International Group (GH) Limited

Items donated are Tricycle, Wellington boot, Cutlass and spraying machine and was received by District Chief Executive John Millim Nabwomya

3. ATS Company Limited

The company donated cash received by the District Chief Executive  John Millim Nabwomya and District Coordinating Director Azizu Awudu

on behalf of the Assembly

The theme for this year’s farmer’s day celebration is “Building Climate – Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Food security”.

The assembly through the Ghana productive safety Net Programme is undertaking a climate change mitigation project at Pusu- Namongo and rehabilitating a number of Small Earth Dams in some selected communities to promote all year round farming.

Furthermore, Cardinal Namdini Mining limited, Earl International Mining Limited, some institutions and individuals supported this event in cash, equipment and farm inputs. Under the Government planting for food and Jobs Programme, the government made 1,203 fertilizers available to farmers on credit basis to enable them produce maize and pay back after harvesting. Again, the Assembly under Gulf of Guinea Northern Region Social Cohesion Project (SOCO) procured fifty (50) water pumping machines to support dry season farmers in the District.

The District Director of Agriculture, Mr. Mathew suleman was grateful to all individuals and institutions who made the farmer’s day celebration successful. He welcomed the district best farmer Bawa Francis who received items and full support of the Assembly.

The District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Thomas Duanab wuni thanked the Overlord of Talensi Traditional Area, the Chiefs, Tindanas and all sons and daughters of the District for their invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the district.

In conclusion, The DCE reminded everyone to maintain peace before, during and after the December 7 general elections and appeal to everyone especially the youth to avoid any form of violence during this period and beyond.

Speaking during the celebration, Mr. Stephen Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister, said agriculture had been the engine of the country’s economic development and had provided employment opportun ities for the majority of the people.

‘’It is therefore proper we celebrate and duly recognise and honour the tireless efforts of our gallant farmers and fisher folks for their immense contribution to the agriculture sector by producing food for the growing population and industries of this country,’’ he said.

The Regional Minister said the theme for this year’s celebration was relevant in tackling the adverse impacts of climate change and the country’s drive to achieve the sustainable Development Goals, particularly goals one, two and 12, which talk about ending poverty, and hunger and ensuring climate resilience respectively.

He proposed innovative technologies that provided real-time data on weather patterns, pest infestations and market conditions as transformative solutions to boosting agriculture productivity.

‘’It is in view of this that the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) collaborated with the Ghana meteorological Agency to provide weather information to farmers during the farming season.

Alhaji Zakaria Fuseini, the Upper East Regional Director of the Department of agriculture, noted that despite the challenges such as the high cost of inputs, and erratic rainfall, among others that confronted agriculture production, preliminary analysis of the food balance sheet revealed that there would be food surplus in the region after the just ending farming season.

In all, 220 farmers comprising 205 females and 15 males from the 15 Municipalities and Districts across the region received awards and were given prizes ranging from certificates, tricycle, motorbikes to fridges and television among others.

The number included award winners from the regional and district levels.

It was held on the theme: ‘’Delivering Smart Solutions for Sustainable Food Security and Resilience’’.

They received a tricycle, blower, two matchets, two pairs of wellington boots, a knapsack sprayer and a certificate each.

Isaac Amondem, a 38 –year – old mixed farmer from wiaga in the Builsa North Municipality, has emerged as the Upper East Regional overall best farmer in the 39^th edition of the Farmers’ Day celebration held at Bolgatanga.

On 5th October, 2023, GPSNP  officially handed over project sites to contractors in their respective communities, the DCE Thomas Pearson Duanab Wuni appealed to the people to fully cooperate and support the contractors to successfully work on the Projects.

As part of the project, a new bore hole will be constructed to provide water for watering of plants and several other social activities, while the climate change project for Pusu- Namongo will generate income from proceeds of shea nut seeds and other environmental benefits.

He added, the policy framework of the projects by the government is to enhance social safety nets that improve the incomes and productivity of the poor in the country and provide work especially during off-farm season and ensure that monies for the project is rather paid to the poor in the community in return for their services.

Bolgatanga Municipal, Talensi and Bolgatanga East Districts in the Upper East Region are partnering with Madamfo Ghana Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation to fight climate change in the region.

The NGO has supplied over twenty-one thousand mangoes, cashew and acacia seedlings to these districts for plantation.

According to Madamfo Ghana, deforestation is the cause of natural disasters like floods and drought in the Upper East Region while climate change leads to higher temperatures and more erratic rainfalls.

As a result, flooding and drought are becoming increasingly severe and frequent across the country. Madamfo Ghana Foundation has therefore appreciated the need to encourage and support the people who depend on the natural resource base for their livelihoods. The Deputy Country Director of the Foundation Mr Enoch Sunday Attipoe explained.

“In this part of the country, it’s very warm. We want to give these trees so that the place can be a bit cooler. The more we plant trees, the rainfall pattern can also change in the future.”

To ensure the impact lasts long after planting the seedlings, the beneficiaries agreed to set up forest management associations, through which the local men and women will work together to collectively grow these trees. The District Chief Executive for Bolgatanga East David Akologo Amoah received the donation with a kind heart and urged the schoolchildren and community members to “ensure that all the trees survive which will be used to restore the forest landscape in the local area.”

Other beneficiary Districts include the Bongo, Nabdam, and Kasena Nankana Municipal.

Source: gbcghanaonline.com

The District Chief Executive of Talensi, Thomas Duanab Wuni Pearson has appealed to the youth in the Talensi District to venture into farming instead of engaging in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey.

According to him, the District has large arable land the youth can take advantage of to improve their lives.

Speaking at the 38th National Farmers’ Day Celebration held at the Tongo-Beo school park under the theme ‘Accelerating Agricultural Development through Value Addition’ Mr. Duanab said galamsey is risky and life threatening hence the youth should take active part in agriculture .

He said, “I wish to appeal to the youth to take active part in agriculture rather than engaging in galamsey which is risky and life threatening.”

He continued to call on residents in the District to collaborate with security agencies to maintain law and order as the festive season approaches.

“It is a well established fact that peace and security is a prerequisite for development and for that matter no society or nation can develop under the atmosphere of violence and its related consequences. In recognition of the role of peace in national development, I wish to urge us all to cooperate with the security agencies to maintain law and order in the district as Christmas, New year and other traditional festivals approach. I wish to appeal for moderate celebration devoid of acrimony during the season.”

Speaking at the same event, the District Director of Agriculture, Matthew Sulemana said the department is undertaking numerous projects in the district to better the lives of farmers.  These projects include the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (  GPSNP II).

He said, “the GPSNP II project provides an alternative source of livelihood for households and empowering farmers to produce economically and sustainably without compromising with the environment. Under this project, 3 dams ( Pusu-Namongo, Gaare and Shia ) have been appraised for rehabilitation and construction come 2023. Two feeder roads have also been appraised at ( Pwalugu and Winkogo ) to link the communities to facilitate transportation within the communities. “

The district presented awards to deserving farmers for their hard work during the crop season.

Mr. Atiah John emerged the overall district best farmer. He received a tricycle, a pair of Wellington boots, a cutlass, 2 knapsack sprayers, a bag of organic fertiliser and a certificate.

Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHz| Samuel Adagom|Ghana