25 CROP TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATED TO STAKEHOLDERS IN BONO REGION – REGIONAL AGRIC DEPARTMENT REPORTS

The year 2024 recorded 25 crop technologies that were demonstrated to stakeholders compared to 24 technologies in the same period last year.

These ranged from pre-production, production, and post-production activities, including vegetable production technologies (under the auspices of G-SHEP, Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth – HAPPY AND FSRP), use of poultry/organic manure, zero/minimum tillage, proper use of agrochemicals, integrated crop pest management (ICPM), improved practices in the storage of cereals and grains, pruning and thinning in cashew, etc.

These technologies were demonstrated through organized training programmes, home and farm visits, and community information centers and radio stations.

The major crops involved included maize, rice, tomatoes, pepper, garden eggs, and coconut, mango, cashew among other food and fruit crops cultivated in the region.