The Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has allayed fears of any looming food insecurity resulting from the recent floods that hit the region.
According to MOFA, the recent floods have destroyed over 3,000 hectares of rice and maize farms of 13,828 farmers in 124 communities in the region.
A total of 1,332 livestock and birds have also died through the floods in the Kassena-Nankana and Bolgatanga municipalities and the Nabdam district.
Speaking to Citi News, Upper East Regional Director of MOFA, Francis Ennor contended that even though the floods have affected economic crops in the region, there will not be a food crisis.
“The total area of crops destroyed by the floods are 939 hectares of rice, 2,703 hectares of maize, 260 hectares of Sorghum,180 hectares of millet, 302 hectares of cowpea, 272 hectares of groundnut and 402 hectares of vegetables.”
“The entire region cultivated about 30, 000 hectares of variety of crops and what has been destroyed by the recent floods is just a fraction and is not going to affect the food situation in the region,” he said.
The Binduri district recorded the highest devastation of 1,042 hectares of maize completely destroyed followed by Builsa North with 572 hectares and Builsa South 434 hectares of maize.
The Bawku municipality and the Nabadam, Tempane and Bawku West districts did not record any farm destruction by the floods.
Mr. Ennor said the affected farmers will be supported in the dry season to engage in irrigation farming to make up for their losses.
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