Correspondence from the Upper East Region In the Upper East Region, engaging in dry-season farming has traditionally been an unfeasible venture due to the dry conditions, characterised by low humidity and dry winds that cause water bodies to dry up.
However, 65-year-old Joseph Abarike, a retired civil servant, has defied the odds and has been engaged in dry-season farming for the past 30 years.
Reflecting on how it all started, Abarike noted that his father, a farmer, gave him a portion of his farm to cultivate crops.
His father then used the proceeds from the sale of his farm, combined with Abarike's, to pay for his school fees and purchase his school uniforms. "My father used the produce from my personal farm, combined with his, to pay my school fees and buy my school uniform.
