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Techiman (B/A), June 16, GNA – A two-day workshop on advocacy, monitoring and evaluation for implementation of community action plans initiated by Abono Organic Farming Projects (ABOFAP) under the auspices of Care International-Ghana, has ended. The workshop organized by ABOFAP and sponsored by Care International-Ghana, brought together 50 participants made up of unit committees, assembly … Continue reading Brong-Ahafo holds workshop on community planning

Techiman (B/A), March 28, Ghanadot/GNA – A two-day workshop aimed at ensuring food security by enhancing the capacity of a network of producers in the Techiman area opened on Thursday in Techiman. The workshop, organized by the Techiman Municipal Food Security Network and Abrono Organic Farming Project (ABOFAP) with support from Care International, was being … Continue reading Food Security workshop opens in Techiman

The population in Techiman municipality relies on agriculture and approximately half of the households are involved in some form of agricultural activity. Pests and disease are a severe problem for agriculture in Ghana, and it is estimated that 45 percent of annual crops get destroyed because of this (National Development Planning Commission, 2010). Consequently, pesticides … Continue reading Communities pilot chemical free agriculture

Soil Fertility Decline “We were constantly using chemical fertilizers for farming. Not only was this expensive, but it also affected the soil fertility to the extent that when we do not apply fertilizer to our crops in a particular farming season, we get very low yields”, words from Kwabena Owusu, a subsistence farmer with a farm … Continue reading Managing community waste to improve food security