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SUSTIANABLE MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENT Enhanced Land and Environment Management Climate change awareness and sensitization Table 4.1:  Climate change awareness/sensitization Training  Activities Number of Trainings Beneficiaries Total Male Female *Catchment areas protection schemes (e.g. reclamation of arable land, re-afforestation, etc.) Bush fire mitigation awareness/trainings 2 33 12 45 Overgrazing

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PLANTING FOR EXPORT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) The PERD programme is a decentralised National Tree Crop Programme to promote rural economic growth and improve households’ incomes of rural farmers through the provision of certified improved seedlings, support services and regulatory mechanism. The project of raising the oil palm seedlings,...

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SPECIAL RICE INITIATIVE

SPECIAL RICE INITIATIVE Indicate whether farmers had the fertilizers on time or not. How did these two scenarios contribute to increase/decrease in usage of fertilizer (Conduct study to determine fertilizer usage – MED to design a methodology for survey)  Estimate the % of fertilizer usage per acre of farmland...

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NEW JUABEN NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY DONATES TO MUSLIM COMMUNITY The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for New Juaben North Municipality, Hon Comfort Asante has presented Rice (34) bags, oil (17) boxes and lele mackerel (12) boxes to the Muslim community in the municipality on 21st April, 2023 at Effiduase in...

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FARMERS ACCESS TO IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY

3 Enhanced Farmers’ Access to Improved Technology   2.4.3.1Access  to Improved Agriculture Technology and Extension Services Estimated farmer population for NJNMA is 16,249 comprising of 13,977 males and 2,272 females. Hence, the average AEA – Farmer ratio is 1:700. Table 2.14: Access to Agriculture Technology and Extension Services Indicator...

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