May,2023
TWMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN MAY 2023
The month of May experienced 20 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.
AEA assisting farmers to prepare nurseries for onion at Santoe
Crop Production
1. Land preparation for the major season.
Farmers with a sizeable parcel of land employed the services of a tractor to prepare the ground for the cultivation of their various produce. Others used small farm tools like hoe and cutlasses for the preparation of their farm lands for the growing season.
Land preparation at Borteyman
2. Farmers in the municipality cultivated okro, maize, green, chili and bonnet peppers, lettuce, ayoyo, among others. Tomato, pepper and onion nurseries were established in this period
A field of Okro at Borteyman
Maize field at Borteyman
Ayoyo Field at Jenkora
Cauliflower at Jenkora
Rice is being cultivated at Klagon operational area. Most farmers within the Klagon operation areas have also resorted to the buying and selling of onions due to the loss of their farm lands to estate developers.
Rice farm and Mini market at klagon
Agric officers inspecting Nurseries for tomato, onion and pepper at Borteyman
• The department is cultivating maize, okro, potato, cucumber, lettuce, onion and pepper for demonstration. Harvesting of cucumber was done in the period.
Harvesting of cucumber and Pepper nursery at TWMA
Demonstration field of Maize
Okra
Potato intercropped with maize
One –week old carrot Seedlings on bed
Okra and pepper in sacks
Lettuce in containers
Monitoring and Supervision
The Municipal Director of Agric. and 2 staff went on monitoring and supervision visits to Borteyman, Jenkora, Santoe and Klagon Operational Areas 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 AEA interacting with farmers at Borteymane
MDA and AEA interacting with farmers at Jenkora
Farmers are also rearing cattle, sheep, goats, local poultry, pigs and non-traditional livestock during the period under review. Some households in the Municipality are engaged in catfish farming.
Goats at Jenkora
local Poultry at Borteyman
Market Survey
The market enumerator of the department visited some markets within TWMA to collate the prevailing prices of varied commodities.
| Commodities | Weight (kg) | Prices (gh₵) |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato (navrongo) | 4.4 | 130.00 |
| Onion (5 pieces) | 1 | 10.00 |
| Okro | 0.7 | 10.00 |
| Gari | 2.5 | 32.00 |
| Maize(White) | 2.5 | 28.00 |
| Orange(25 pieces) | 5.4 | 35.00 |
| Yam(puna) | 2.7 | 30.00 |
| Rice(imported) | 2.5 | 60.00 |
| Eggs(Large size) | 3.3 | 60.00 |
| Bonnet pepper | 0.4 | 5.00 |
| Broiler | 2.6 | 160.00 |