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Smallholder farmers demand more resources for irrigation

The government has been asked to dedicate resources to the completion of the “One-village, one-dam” (1V1D) project in all districts in the northern parts of the country and extend same to other parts of the country. In addition, there should be budget allocation in support of renovation of malfunctioning irrigation facilities across the country to address the unreliable rainfall pattern and its effect on farming in the country. The Pwalugu multi-purpose dam should be prioritised with more resources allocated to the project to reduce the effects of flooding associated with extended rainfall and annual opening of the Bagre dam,” the PFAG stated in response to the call by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for stakeholder inputs into the 2022-2025 Budget and Economic Policy. The 1V1D was expected to provide all year water for smallholder farmers in the northern parts of the country. Erratic rainfall pattern An assessment of the (1V1D) on the livelihoods of smallholders in Ghana by the PFAG in ...