Witchweed eats into crop harvests in northern Ghana

” The formed part of a sensitisation programme organised by the Forum for Natural Regeneration (FONAR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), to build the capacity of journalists to report on Striga and its impact on food production.

The Upper East Regional Chairman of the GJA, Albert Sore, also urged journalists to give agriculture sustained attention, rather than reporting when farmers were hit by floods, drought, food price increases or other major crises.

The Upper East Regional Director of Agriculture, Alhaji Zakaria Fuseini, said reports from agricultural extension officers across the region identified Striga as a recurring challenge confronting farmers.