The Agric Department of the Bekwai Municipal Assembly (BMA) on Thursday, 27th January, 2022 carried out a yield study at its demonstration site at Asanso. This is subsequent to a Rice Integrated Pest Management research conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Crops Research Institute in response to concerns raised by several rice farmers about the invasion of weeds and pests in their farms.
In his opening remark, the Municipal Agric Director, Mr Emmanuel Mensah iterated the reason for which the gathering was held. He encouraged all participants, particularly the farmers and the staff of Agric Department to actively involve themselves in all proceedings.
Six rice entries namely, CRI-Enapa, CRI-Amankwatia, CRI-Kantinka, CRI-AGRA, Lapez & Farmer-AGRA were harvested after a successful investigation. Farmers made their own selection from the list of entries by physical observation. The mostly preferred entry was adopted for cultivation on a large scale.
The research fellow from the Crop Research Institute assured the farmers that the findings and recommendations will bring a comprehensive solution to their plight. He further encouraged them to adhere to their counsel and existing standard operating procedures in their crop production.
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