DCE cautions farmers, palmwine tappers

Page 36, Dec 24, 2007
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THIS year’s anti-bushfire campaign in the Jaman South District of the Brong Ahafo Region has been launched at Adiakor Number Two as part of the Farmers’ Day celebration with a warning to farmers, palm wine tapers and hunters to be careful about the way they handle fire in the bush.
The Jaman South District Chief Executive, Mr Apraku Tanoh who gave the warning said there was the need for the people to adhere to anti-bushfire laws, rules and slogans that admonish them to the safe use of fire.
He said the district had chalked a lot of successes in the prevention of wild fire adding that for the second time running, the district was voted the best at the regional level as the district with the least fire outbreaks.
“We should try as much as possible not to allow our appetite for game to sway us from protecting our forest reserves, which are dwindling at each passing day”.
At the farmers’ day, a 50-year- old farmer from Kwasibourkrom, Opanin Yaw Kyere, was adjudged the overall best district farmer.
He received a spraying machine, wax print, Wellington boots, a radio cassette player, cutlasses and a certificate as his price.
Opanin Kyere called on farmers to avoid igniting fire in the bush during the dry season in order to preserve the forest and their crops.
The acting District Director of Agriculture, Mr Samuel Kuma advised farmers to repay their loans promptly to enable others to benefit from the package.