Bono Agriculture Directorate projects 1.2 million metric tonnes of maize in 2026 crop season
Mr Patrick Dela Newman, the Bono Regional Director of Agriculture, says the region has targeted achieving 1.2 million metric tonnes of maize production in the 2026 crop season. The post Bono Agriculture Directorate projects 1.2 million metric tonnes of maize in 2026 crop season appeared first on Ghana Business News .
The Bono Regional Directorate of Agriculture has set its sights on producing 1.2 million metric tonnes of maize during the 2026 crop season, according to Mr. Patrick Dela Newman, the regional director. The director expressed confidence in surpassing this target, attributing the optimism to favorable rainfall patterns observed in the current season.
In a recent interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr. Newman highlighted the agricultural directorate's satisfaction with the ongoing maize production progress. He noted that the region's maize production had encountered no significant challenges to date and extended praise to the farmers for their diligent efforts.
Bright Ebedi, the Monitoring and Evaluation and Budget Officer at the Bono Regional Directorate of Agriculture, provided further details about the production projection. Speaking in an interview with the GNA, Ebedi revealed that the target was derived from an agricultural area of 434,725.73 hectares dedicated to maize cultivation.
He identified the Wenchi Municipality, Sunyani West, and Tain Districts as the principal maize production regions, with farmers anticipating a yield of 2.75 metric tonnes from each hectare of maize farmland.
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