The department also took part in the annual Eastern Commodity Satellite Market Fair which took place at the Appenteng Hall, Koforidua from 3rd – 5th October 2023. Selected farmers from the Municipality exhibited various commodities ranging from Bee and Honey products, Pomade and Shower gel made from cocoa...
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INTRODUCTION Monitoring is a key component in Agricultural Extension delivery. It is a process of ensuring that planned activity implementation is carried out specification to meet target. The Director of Agric. (MDA) and his team set out to monitor the activities being implemented by all Agric. Extension Agents (AEAs)...
As part of the PERD project, oil palm and coconut seedlings were distributed to beneficiary farmers within the Municipality for the quarter under review. These seedlings were supplied to the Municipality by Minerals Commission. District Seedlings production and distributed under the PERD Program CROP 2022 No. of Seedlings Raised...
Farmers in the New Juaben North Municipality have receive training on the modernized methods of cultivation in the Agriculture sector. This initiative has come as a result of research by Research Extension Laison Committee (RELC) to find out some challenges on their field and how to tackle them effectively....
NEW JUABEN NORTH MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUBMITTED BY: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION One of the major constraint posed to effective agricultural development is weak linkages between research and extension in many developing countries. To enable various stakeholders, share ideas on how to improve on the...
Scheduled Disease Outbreaks and control mechanism Table2.4: Scheduled Disease Outbreaks – Nil Diseases Species Affected 2022 2023 No. of outbreaks/ disease No. of animals affected Total Loss Number of Communities Reporting No. of outbreaks/ disease No. of animals affected Total Loss Number of Communities Reporting African Swine Fever Pig...
Monitoring is a key component in Agricultural Extension delivery. It is a process of ensuring that planned activity implementation is carried out specification to meet target. The Director of Agric. (MDA) and his team set out to monitor the activities being implemented by all Agric. Extension Agents (AEAs) and...
INTRODUCTION The Department of Agriculture is one of the decentralized departments of the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly mandated to develop agriculture through a series of demand-driven approaches suitable for transforming the agricultural sector within the Municipal. The department also oversee the implementation of agricultural policies, interventions and directions...
Agricultural Extension Service Performance Table 2.20: Availability of Agricultural Extension Services 2022 2023 Male Female Total Male Female Total Number of AEAs required – – – 5 5 10 Number of AEAs at post 5 4 9 4 3 7 % AEAs at post compared to required –...
Highlights of Regional Weather Situation The atmospheric weather condition for this quarter within the Municipality was misty with some continuous rains especially in May and June. The weather was mostly cloudy associated to previous quarter. Rainfall and its Effect on Agriculture Continuous and ample rainfall distribution from the...