Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to support farmers in Ghana with tractors and credit to boost productivity and reduce food prices.
During a campaign rally in Wa East, Dr. Bawumia underscored the vital role of farming in ensuring food security and affordability, emphasizing his commitment to providing farmers with the necessary resources to increase their yields.
“I want to help our farmers. Farming is the key to bringing food prices down, and we are going to help the farmers increase their productivity,”
Dr. Bawumia stated. He highlighted the impressive agricultural practices in Brazil and China, where maize yields reach 10 and 12 tons per acre, respectively, compared to Ghana’s average of four tons per acre.
“I’m going to apply the practices that we are seeing that have worked in Brazil and in China to our farmers in the Wa East District, to increase productivity.”
Dr. Bawumia announced plans to establish “super aggregators” to purchase produce directly from farmers, ensuring they receive fair prices and reducing post-harvest losses.
“We are going to establish super aggregators who will come and buy the produce from the farmers so that the food does not go to waste and they can get good prices for their goods,”
he explained.
Additionally, he pledged to support farmers with tractors and credit for harvesting, and to transition from traditional fertilizers to lime, which significantly enhances soil fertility. “We are going to help the farmers with tractors and with credit for them to harvest, and we are going to move from the normal fertilizer to lime. Lime makes our soil very fertile, and we have lime in Ghana. We are going to help our farmers use lime in Ghana,” Dr. Bawumia affirmed.
By introducing these advanced farming practices and supporting mechanisms, Dr. Bawumia aims to transform Ghana’s agricultural sector, boost productivity, and ensure food security and affordability for all Ghanaians.
