Savannah Farmers gets ready for the 2015/2016 farming season

As farmers across the Savannah Ecological belt of Ghana gets ready for the 2015/2016 farming season, the Savannah Young Farmers Network (SavaNet) welcomes all farmers back to the field. SavaNet is committed to working with you to make your investment in the season profitable.

A prepared field for the 2015/2016
farming season.

To support farmers this season, the Government of Ghana has launched the 2015 fertilizer and seed subsidy programme effective 1^st April, 2015. The government has targeted to subsidize 180,000MT of granular fertilizer at a cost of GH 87,600.000 million and 4,000 MT of certified seeds at the cost of GH 3,000,000 million.

Farmers should note that, with effect from 1^st April, 2015, all types of compound fertilizer are to be sold at GH 89 per 50kg bag and GH 84 per 50 kg bag for Urea. The Savannah Young Farmers Network (SavaNet) will work closely with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to facilitate improved access to subsidized fertilizer and certified seeds to farmers under SavaNet. We will also support all our organic farmers to employ innovative farming practices for improved productivity. SavaNet wishes all farmers a successful farming season.