Catholic Church addresses Food Security Problem in Upper East

Pusu-Namongo (UE), Sept. 9, GNA - The Diocesan Development Office of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, is implementing a Sustainable Agriculture Farming Practice programme aimed at promoting food security in the Upper East Region.

The bane of agricultural production in the Region includes infertile lands, bad farming practices, soil erosion and the erratic nature of rainfall.

To address the issue, the programme on Friday concluded a three- day workshop to educate 16 farmers on sustainable farming practices at the Pusu-Namongu Farmers Training Centre in the Talensi Nabdam District.

The participants made up of eight males and eight females would be animators of the programme and also act as agents of change in their communities.

They were taken through topics such as compost production, mulching, greening, contour ploughing, stone, grass, and earth bounding, and local resource mobilisation.

The participants were also provided with bicycles valued at GH¢2,400 to facilitate their work.