By Savannah Pokuaah Duah
Upper East regional correspondent for Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Peter Agengre, has said that even though there have been various interventions and implementations in the fight against climate change by government and other stakeholders, it is still not enough.
“Many stakeholders have been concerned, the regional coordinating council led by the regional minister have been concerned, the present farmers association who have been engaging farmers on the better alternatives of farming, preparing their lands instead of cutting down trees in the bushes whenever they are preparing their land, there have been series of workshops but this has really not been enough.”
These statements were made on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s (GBC) real-time show on October 3, 2023, while answering questions on interventions that experts and government have introduced to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.
Peter Agengre stated that individuals residing in remote areas of the Upper East region are not receiving training as other farmers, and that is causing them to rely on charcoal and firewood from tree-cutting for their survival. He added that such activities pose a threat to the environment and climate as well.
He stated that farmers in remote areas have already resorted to cutting down trees and burning into the forest due to the lack of guidance, even before trainers could reach them.
