The West Mamaprusi District Chief Executive, Hon.Zakaria Sulley has presented six tractors to some farmers in the District. The beneficiaries, namely Tonzua Ibrahim from Boamasa, Ibrahim Zakari from Meshoa, Adams from Bulbia and Danteni Hamisu of Nasia. Each tractors cost an amount of GH 360.00 and the farmers are advised to work and pay. The farmer already payed GH 90.00 for a start, GH 400.00 in December and GH 300.00 in 2011. Making the total of GH 360.00.
Four water pumps had also been given out on high purchase to farmers to engage in dry season farming and expected to cultivate some 200 hectares of Maize around Kparipiri and Suhuluya communities.
Mr. Zakaria who made the presentation in Walewale on Thursday named the tractor beneficiary communities as Selinvoya, Boamasa, Mashio, Bulbiya, Zua and Nasia and was expected to cultivate as many hectares as they could and to support about 250 farmers each to help fight poverty in the district.
He said the tractors and the water pumping machines would help Kparipiri and Suhuluya communities to engage in dry season maize farming.
He said the District Ministry of Food and Agriculture officials had registered some 3,098 farmers for consideration by way of assistance to cultivate food stuffs while about 450 farmers in eight communities would also be assisted in seed and tractor services to cultivate the“jatropha” plant.
Mr. Zakaria appealed to farmers to make judicious use of the tractors and the pumping machines to increase food production to ensure that government’s efforts at using agriculture to fight poverty was achieved.
He said government was aware of the developmental needs of all communities and gave the assurance that everything would be done to ensure that people’s needs were addressed.
He appealed to the people to help government to carry out its “Better Ghana” agenda by maintaining peace and security in the district.
Mr. Zakaria later made a presentation of relief items to persons whose houses were burnt in Nakpaya early last month and appealed to the people to remain calm since the matter was still under investigation.
The relief items included maize, cow pea, millet, rice, robber buckets and mats, T-shirts, packets of roofing sheets and distributed among the 152 persons who were affected.
The D.C.E on behalf of the Ministry of Food and Agricultural cautioned the beneficiaries not to use the tractors for heavy goods but rather for plughing and to be very careful with places with running water, since most tractor drivers are found of using the tractors to cross rivers. He advised the farmers to talk to their drivers to handle the tractors with care by maintaining them daily. He also added that the Ministry of Agriculture through extension officers will reach out to them and educate them on how to use the tractors. Mr. Ibrahim Zakari, one of the beneficiaries spoke on behalf of his colleague and promised the tractors were going to be put into good use. The District MOFA Officer advised the farmers to do so.
Four Tractors Assembled At
The West Mamprusi District Assembly
