A major farming crisis has hit the Sissala East Municipality in the Upper West Region as heavy rains have destroyed a critical road, cutting off access to over 15,000 hectares of farmland.
The washed-out road, located at Piribuga between Tumu and Kasana, has disrupted fertiliser distribution and farming activities at the peak of the planting season.
Farmers are now stranded at the broken stretch each morning, trying to ferry inputs like fertiliser on motorbikes just to keep crops alive. "We are just at the beginning of August-this is the most important time for fertiliser application," said Assembly Member Ibrahim Moro. "The farmers are stuck and struggling." Municipal Chief Executive Adamu Yakubu, who visited the area on Monday, August 4, described the situation as a major blow to food production and a looming economic disaster. "As you can see, trucks carrying fertilisers have reached this point and cannot proceed," he said. "Over 15,000 hectares of farmland are affected.
We cannot allow these investments to go to waste." While the municipal assembly is deploying drip equipment and tipper trucks as a stopgap, Mr.
