Aggrieved farmers threaten to boycott 2013 Farmers Day celebrations Some aggrieved farmers in the country are threatening to boycott the 2013 edition of National Framers Day celebrations due to what they say, is the adverse conditions in which they live. According to the group calling itself the Concerned Farmers Association, government has failed to live up to its responsibilities of providing farming communities with potable water, good roads and quality healthcare facilities. This years Farmers Day which will be the 29th edition, is expected to come off on December 7, at Sogakope in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. Nana Opambuor Boateng, President of theConcerned Farmers however, told Myjoyonline that despite the recognition given to farmers in the country, many youths are leaving the communities to the big cities in search of greener pastures. He noted that some end up engaging in prostitution and other ungodly behaviors, mainly due to unavailability of basic infrastructural facilities in farming communities. We will be getting the awards here and there but our problems will not be solved; we dont have potable water to drink, we dont have good roads...At Dafor-Nogokpe in the North Tongu district [Volta Region], some of our farmers drink from the same source with animals, Nana Opambuor lamented. The award winners for 2011 and 2012 have not even received their awards, yet we are going to reward 2013 best farmers. We are telling all farmers not to attend this farmers day celebration, claimed. He further faulted government for failing to consult farmers before putting up market centres which are sometimes difficult to be accessed by the farmers. None of we the farmers was consulted before government took the decision to build two markets in the northern region.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:59:13 +0000
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