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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NEW JUABEN NORTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY RESTORE PALM OIL PLANT AT ASIKASU The New Juaben North Municipal Assembly has handed over a repaired palm oil processor to the residents of Asikasu. The machine which was initially donated by an NGO, broke down four years ago. Hon. Comfort Asante, in her...
INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The purpose of the programme was to teach Women In Agriculture Development (WIAD) on nutritive and healthy dieting for better health. Local foods contain the needed nutrients needed for the body to grow well and also protect it Benefits of Soya bean It serves as essential...
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,...
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...
New Juaben North Municipal Assembly distributed (6000) six thousand palm tree seedlings to fifty –one (51) selected farmers in the municipality on Wednesday 19th April, 2023 at Effiduase. The project which is under the government initiative “Planting for Export and Rural Development Programme (PERD) in 2019”, is aimed at...
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...
Improved Livestock Productivity Production and distribution of improved livestock breeds Table 2.31 Production and distribution of improved livestock breeds Livestock Births % Achieved No. of Breeding Stock Supplied 2019 2022 Target Target 2019 2022 2019 2022 Pig (LW) Cattle ...
Crop Development Planting for Food and Jobs Enhanced utilisation of Agricultural Inputs (Fertilizer & Seed) Fertilizer distribution For the year 2023, no PFJ fertilizers have been received by the department. Although farmers are still eagerly waiting for these fertilizers, they have been advised to purchase from the...
The Centre for National Culture, New Juaben North Municipal Assembly in collaboration with Agriculture Department organized a programme on Food Demonstration and Nutrition Talk for Women Farmers in the Municipality on Wednesday 22nd March, 2023. Which was held in Effiduase-Koforidua. The programme was themed: “CREATING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING OUR...