Farmers owe MOFA over GH 100 Million cedis

Mpraeso, July 9, GNA - Over 500 farmers in the Kwahu South District owes the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) over GH( 100 million (one billion cedis) in the form of inputs credit and financial assistance granted them for the cultivation of maize, live stock and poultry production two years ago.

The farmers have failed to pay for the supply of large quantity of agriculture inputs such as seed maize, fertilizers, insecticide, weedicides and financial assistance under the Food and Agriculture sub sector Budgetary Support (FABS).

This was disclosed by the Acting District Director of Agriculture, Mr Moses Banfo in an interview with the GNA at Mpraeso. He said the Assistance was a loan from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to the government to be used as a revolving fund to support farmers in their activities to increase production. Mr Banfo said only 20 per cent of the amount had been recovered and appealed to the farmers to pay up for the district to get assistance for other farmers to benefit.

He said the recalcitrant farmers would be put before court to recover the money to avoid the district from being black listed.