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 Posted - 28 Dec 2007 : 21:44:56
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LRR Groundnut Farmers Complain of Poor Harvest
By Bubacarr Sowe
Farmers in the Lower River Region (LRR) who spoke to this reporter have complained of a poor harvest of their groundnut crop.
In most villages in this region output has not exceeded a quarter of that of a normal harvest. Groundnut is an ingredient in many people’s diet. As output is low, many households in LRR that cultivate the groundnut crop are seen buying groundnuts for their meals.
A farmer I spoke to, attributed the poor harvest to the late start of the rains this year, but he was quick to say that the lack of support to farmers is a major factor. He emphasized that most of them have only crude tools like the back breaking hoe and having a donkey driven plough is a luxury for a lot of farmers. The man added that the high cost of fertilizer is another important point worth noting, since the high cost made it difficult for many farmers to apply it during cultivation.
While groundnut sale continues at the ‘lumos’ (weekly markets), this reporter has not noticed trading in the crop at any ‘Secco’. It appears as if there was no announcement by the Agribusiness Service Plan Association that the season was to commence on 10 December, 2007.
Editor: In the absence of crop production figures for the year 2007, Foroyaa will interview farmers in other divisions to have a glimpse of the output of the crop in the country this year.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 150/2007, 27 December, 2007
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