Berekum West: Fententaa tomato farmers call on Gov’t to extend 1V, 1D to the area  

Tomato farmers at Fetentaa in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region have urged the government to extend the ‘1-Village-1-Dam’ project to the area to salvage agriculture from the current doldrums.

According to them, the effects of climate change coupled with another plethora of challenges have made irrigation an imperative intervention needed to improve the state of farming in the country.

The Association consequently appealed to the government to make irrigation schemes affordable and accessible to the average farmer so as to make vegetable cultivation more attractive and viable. 

To augment the insufficient rainwater, the farmers had been compelled to draw water from nearby streams to irrigate their crops.

This the farmers noted have taken a huge toll on their finances.

Speaking to SoireeNews, one of the leaders of the Association, Mr Christopher Kusi indicated that, tomato production if attached with seriousness and given the needed resources from the government can gain the country more revenue and reduce the importation of tomatoes from Burkina Faso.

He said, they as a farmer are willing to produce whatever quantity the country needs for consumption and even exportation but will need support from the government.

Nana Ama Asiedu Bono Region