The Ministry of Food and Agriculture as part of the strategy for the operationalizing of the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase Two (PFG2) programme in the Effutu Municipality on Monday, August 19, 2024 commenced the distribution of input grants to farmers in the area.
The move is to enhance the productivity of the farmers as well as boost their livelihoods and ultimately build their capacity to become successful smallholder or commercial farmers.
More than two hundred farmers in the Effutu Municipality have been receiving support in the form of farms inputs including 3 bags (50KG) each of NPK fertilizers, 1 bag (50kg) each of Urea and 10kg bag of maize seeds.
Distributing the items to the beneficiary farmers, the Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Alhaji Zubairu Kassim, stressed that the PFJ programme was a well-thought-out initiative aimed at building on the successes of the initial programme while addressing any shortcomings encountered.
He urged all farmers in Effutu and its environs to join the rest of the country and take advantage of the PFJ2 to increase their yield to boost their livelihoods.
The Municipal Director of Agriculture, Mr. Ebenezer Azasu on his part noted that his outfit had toured the various communities of the Municipality to register farmers and was relying on the available data for the distributing exercise.
He intimated that the Agric Department was collaborating with the Effutu Municipal Assembly and the office of the Effutu Member of Parliament for the successful distribution of the input grants to farmers in the area.
STORY BY: CHARLES BAAH ABOAGYE -ISD
Last modified: August 19, 2024
