Food shortage looms as lack of rains affects crop production, leaves farmers distraught

The lack of rainfall in parts of the country for several weeks is affecting farming and raising concerns about potential food scarcity and price hikes in agricultural produce.

Although it is the farming season, the northern part of the country, as well as the middle belt, have seen little to no rain for the past two months, devastating crops and leaving farmers distraught.

Some affected farming communities in the Bono area include Techiman, Kintampo, and Nkoranza with the southern part of the Volta Region and the Greater Accra Region also experiencing the same ordeal.

In some of these areas, farmers have been waiting for rain to plant crops, but the expected rainfall has not materialized, while those who have planted have experienced crop failures.
The situation has become so critical that some Imams have resorted to prayer, appealing to God for much-needed rainfall for this year’s farming season, which began in April, to be fruitful.

The Chief Executive Officer of Tibzaa Farms at Sakoya in the Northern Region, Mahama Sintaro, expressing his frustration in an interview, said his maize and rice farms close to 2,000 hectares were drying up due to the lack of rain.