The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has asked farmers in some parts of the country experiencing inadequate rains to suspend on a number of agricultural prac­tices, as a mitigation strategy against the situation. Until sufficient rainfall occurs, the Ministry says the affected farmers should sus­pend activities such as "spraying of weedicides, application of fertiliser, planting of crops, and harvesting of yams." • Mr Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Tanko Bagbara explained that, by continuing these practices in the current low moisture conditions could worsen the situation and result in wasted investments. "Some farmers are still practic­ing these activities in anticipation of rain. It is an unhealthy practice. Once there is low moisture, an ap­plication of the above will worsen the situation and all your invest­ment will be wasted," hestressed. Mr Bagbara was speaking to the Ghanaian Times in response to the newspaper's report on how the lack of rains in some parts of the country was having a toll on farming raising fears of imminent food shortage.