TWMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN AUGUST, 2023

The month of August experienced 10 rainy days.

Activities that were carried out include:

Extension Services Delivery
Home and farm visit
Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) assisted farmers, Farmers Based Organizations (FBOs) and other clients along the agricultural value chain by providing them with technical knowledge on new technologies as well as advisory services. The Vet Extension agents also undertook their routine immunization and vaccination of livestock to provide prophylactic treatment and encouraged their clients to practice good animal husbandry practices.

Crop Production
1. Farmers in the municipality cultivated okro, maize, green, chili and bonnet peppers, lettuce, ayoyo, rice among others. Tomato and onion fields were established in this period.

Onion and Ayoyo field at Abatoir

Tomato and onion field at Klagon

The department is cultivating maize, okro, potato, cucumber, lettuce, onion and pepper for demonstration. Harvesting of cabbage, spring onion, pepper and quail was done in the period. There was transplanting of tomato during the period.

Harvesting of cabbage at TWMA

Harvesting of lettuce and pepper at TWMA

Harvested produce from the container gardening

Land Preparation and transplanting of tomato at TWMA

2.The department is cultivating maize, okro, potato, cucumber, lettuce, onion and pepper for demonstration. Harvesting of cabbage, spring onion, pepper and quail was done in the period. There was transplanting of tomato during the period.

Tomato plants in the greenhouse

Pepper plants in the greenhouse

Backyard Gardening (pepper) at Vivian Farm

Monitoring and Supervision.
The Municipal Director of Agric. and 2 staff went on monitoring and supervision visits to Abattoir, Klagon and Vivian Farm to access the implementation of planned activities of AEAs and backstopped when it was necessary. Farmers were asked about their activities and challenges they faced during their line of activities to which technical advice was provided.

MDA and PPRSD Officer inspecting tomato in greenhouse at Vivian Farm

MDA and PPRSD Officer interacting with farmers at Vivian Farm

MDA interacting with farmers at Klagon and Abattoir

Source: Agricultural Department