The Ministry of Food and
Agriculture (MOFA) is conducting trials at four (4) different sites (locations)
in Ghana on ISO NPK Organic Fertilizer
manufactured by CHEMICO for certification use by farmers.
The Coalition for the Advancement
of Organic Farming (CAOF) carried out the ISO NPK fertilizer trial as one of
the sites on green pepper and cabbage, led by Tumam Ghana organic farmers at
Beo Tanko in the Bongo District of the Upper East region.
Following Farmer Field Schools, a
big field day was organized to harvest the mature green pepper. The event also facilitated
on-farm discussion and knowledge sharing among stakeholders. Participants included
farmers, MOFA staff from the Headquarters, Accra led by Esther Agyekum - Senior
Organic Agriculture Officer, regional agriculture extension agents (AEAs),
representatives of CHEMICO and CAOF.
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