The Department of Agriculture collaborated with the various units and departments of the District Assembly to be meet all necessary indicators. Projects introduced by the government under the FEED Ghana farmer sensitization and registration and HAPPY project were also done.
The District Chief Executive (Hon. Osmanu Abubakar) paid a courtesy call to the Department to meet staff and address challenges being faced on the field. He encouraged and assured staff present that he will do his best to collaborate with the department to better serve farmers in the district.
The DCE in the middle with District Agric Director beside him and staff
1.4.1 Collaboration with Projects (MoFA)
The Department began sensitization of farmers on FEED GHANA which is a flagship government initiative to boost agricultural production to feed Ghanaians and provide raw materials to feed our industries.across the District to educate farmers on the modalities and encourage farmers to form groups, register and partake in the program.
Announcements were made through the various Information Centres and interested farmers and existing groups were engaged to begin the registration exercise
Sensitization of Kristo Nti and Nkabom Farmer Groups on FEED GHANA program
Sensitization of Onuado Farmers Group on FEED GHANA program
The Department undertook adaptive trials on 6 varieties of tomatoes namely; Victory, Raja, Ansaa, Kwabena kwabena, Red Queen and the local variety kumkum. The trial began in August at Obooho with a total of 30 farmers visiting the site. In October, harvest began and produce harvested from each variety were weighed and comparisons made. Farmers selected varieties based on yield and hardiness of varieties. Amongst all varieties, Victory and Raja were the best performing and the local varieties kwabena kwabena and kumkum were the least performing. Stackable crates were also introduced to farmers to encourage their usage and reduce post-harvest losses during transport. The Regional Department of Agriculture led by the Regional Director (Hajia Habiba Yusuf) also visited the field to monitor progress of trial and extend words of encouragement to youth farmers present.
Monitoring visit of District Director to the tomato trial site Harvested produce on display with varietal names
Table 1.4: District Level Collaboration with MoFA Projects
| Fanteakwa North District | Institution/Project | Type of Activity/Area of collaboration | Beneficiaries | Achievement (Result from intervention) | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | Youth | Aged | PLWD | ||||
| MoFA | FEED GHANA Sensistization | 92 | 20 | 112 | 42 | 16 | 2 | Educate farmers on the benefits for participating in this program | |
| MoFA | FEED Ghana Farmer Registration | 835 | 501 | 1,336 | 378 | 68 | 3 | Farmers will be able to collaborate with government to boost agriculture | |
| MoFA | HAPPY Farmers Project | 12 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Farmers were introduced to new technologies in vegetable farming | |
Source: DAD, 2025