Upper West Region in Ghana faces severe dry spell

By Rafiq Nungor ADAM Farmers in the Upper West Region are in distress as a prolonged dry spell devastates their maize crops. Market women are also feeling the impact as farmers withhold their produce, fearing food insecurity. Impact of the dry spell on farmers “I don’t want us to go to the farm; let’s have the interview here because most of my maize has gone bad and my investments are all lost. I feel like crying when I visit the farm. Even if you strike a match on the farm, it will burn because it hasn’t rained here in the Bakwa community for over 25 days. If I were to estimate, I’d say about 90% of my farm is affected except for areas closer to the riverside,” lamented a farmer from Bakwa community in the Tumu municipality. Another farmer, Abu from Chalu in the Tumu municipality, shared a similar plight, stating that all his crops were drying up. “My farm is in such a state that if you go there you will not see anything. All my crops are dying. The drought destroyed my farm, and ...