Movement pushes for special recognition of agroecology farmers

Mr Thomas Yaro, Assistant Upper East Regional Agriculture Officer in charge of Extension, said the national farmer awards system did not currently have a dedicated category for agroecology farmers.

The meeting formed part of efforts by WOM and its consortium partners, including Trax Ghana, The Beela Project, ORGIIS Ghana, the Centre for Ecological Agriculture and Livelihoods (CEAL), Bugbon Farms and Volta Sustainable Farms, to strengthen agroecology and build resilient livelihoods among women and smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana.

Mr Wilberforce Laate, the Deputy Director at the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), called for stronger collaboration between agricultural NGOs and the Department of Agriculture.