Tag: Irrigation
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Tamale: Vegetable farmers accused of using unclean water for irrigation call for help
In the heart of the city of Tamale, the Northern regional capital, is the Gumbihini Vegetable Garden. They cultivate mainly cabbage, lettuce, spring onions and amarantus. The region generally experiences long periods of dry weather, compelling farmers to adopt irrigation for vegetable production. According to vegetable farmers at Gumbihini, they use pipe-borne water supplied from…
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Sod-cutting for Pwalugu multipurpose dam comes off in November — Bawumia
The formal groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a multipurpose dam at Pwalugu in the Upper East region will take place in November, Government officials have announced. This came to light during a meeting chaired by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and some key stakeholders, including officials of the Ministry of Finance, Volta River Authority…