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COVID-19 threatens rice production in Builsa South – MoFA District Director

May 10, 2020
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The Builsa South District Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in the Upper East Region,  Mr. Sylvan Dauda Danaa, has said that the COVID-19 situation may affect rice production in the area.

He says there is the need for intensive education if production is to increase.

According to him, even though there are plans to increase rice production in the District beyond the quantity produced last year, various concerns related to COVID-19 could cause many farmers, especially small scale farmers to reduce production.

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He added that many of the farmers in the area are of the view that if they increase their farming activities, they may contract the virus since they would have to engage more human labour on their farms.

He said Agriculture Extension Officers who are to engage the farmers, are often not well equipped with Personal Protective Equipment to enhance interaction.

Mr. Danaa, who expressed the concern in an interview in Bolgatanga, said: “If you have a Farmer Based Organisation of 30 people, you cannot meet them to transfer technology to them and this would in turn, affect farming.”

The Director said there is the need for an emergency plan to handle the agricultural sector at this time of the pandemic as “farmers are scared to go to their farms because they mostly weed and apply fertilizers on their farms in groups.”

He said with the current social distancing protocol, farmers who hitherto engaged large groups of labourers to work on their farms would be compelled to reduce the numbers which would affect production.

While monitoring farms in the district,  Mr. Danaa said “One of our farmers who by this time last year had cleared her land and started preparing for the season, had only cleared a little portion this time, saying that she cannot farm on a large scale as she could be infected with the disease.”

“This clearly shows that the understanding of the farmer about the virus is different. The farmers need to know that they can still farm, but observe the COVID-19 protocols within their farms,” the Director said.

He said the District cultivated about 1,500 hectares of rice last year, adding that “there is the possibility of us increasing because we have a potential of 4,600 hectares that is yet to be developed for farming.”

Mr. Danaa said but for the COVID-19 pandemic, which may affect rice production, there is an opportunity for increased production this year, especially with the use of the improved seeds provided by the government.

Speaking on the availability of the market for the rice if production is increased despite the pandemic, the Director said, “What happened last year, has led some organisations to see the need to buy the rice from our fields”.

“Aside that, government strategy would be put in place to support the market of the produce. We will also be available to link some of our farmers to markets outside and within the region. So with that, I think the marketing will not be much of a problem.”

Source: GNA
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