Agriculture Department Kwaebibirem, Kade, Eastern Region, Ghana

10/11/2016

26/03/2016

New Station! Wait for signals!

06/02/2016

15th National Sanitation Day at our office premises. We removed cobwebs, picked debris about, cleaned gutters, swept, did spot weeding / clearing, pruned and pollarded ornamentals and performed other cleaning.

22/01/2016

A nation's wealth, according to literature, is determined also by how much food reserves she has. Grains are of great concern here as they have long shelf-life. Grains include: maize, rice, various beans, soy bean and the like. Countries like Argentina have a lot of land hence produce a lot for storage. Some do not have much land but buy grains to build reserves. Let us emulate this to have another source of wealth.

18/01/2016

That was cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) on the office premises in the Minor Season of 2015. This, apart from rejuvenating the soil for other purposes (nitrogen fixation) also serves as a demonstration field for farmers and other clients that visit the office or pass by to learn from.
On the other way round however, this means the presence of chemicals, especially insecticides in the premises. This is because cowpea can scarcely be cultivated without the concomitant use of insecticides: against pre- and post-flowering insect pests that visit the lush-growth field. Remember that much of the chemicals come directly when the spraying is done in windy times. This constitutes driftage. There is also vapour drift (volatilisation of the chemicals) coming from the plant and soil surfaces afterwards especially under our hot tropical conditions. This reduces the integrity of the air on the premises! Do you call this an occupational hazad?
Those of us in the agricultural sector are exposed to a lot of occupational hazards especially when we visit the field. These include obnoxious chemicals sprayed by farmers. It also includes zoonotic diseases like avian influenza and anthrax. Other dangers are prowling beasts such as snakes. Others are injuries from equipment, thorns and dangerous plants like the Mucuna pruriens with spines coming from their dry pods. Comments?

02/01/2016

Wishing all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. What are your plans for the 2016 agricultural year? Planning is a very important component of farming. You need to take every enterprise of your agribusiness into consideration. Start now so as to have a very successful year.

08/12/2015

More on exhibits by organizations during farmers' day of Kwaebibirem (31st) hosted by Jamestown-Kwae.

08/12/2015

Organizations that mounted stands during he farmers' day: GOPDC; FOHCREC of UG Legon, Kade; CSIR-OPRI, K**i; Quality Control Company of COCOBOD; Cocoa Health & Extension of COCOBOD; Busineess Advisory Centre of REP.

08/12/2015

The food and agriculture fraternity of Kwaebibirem were not left out as they mounted stands to showcase their produce and products during the farmers' day.

08/12/2015

...and the Overall Best Farmer for Kwaebibirem for the 31st NFD hosted by Jamestown-Kwae was...

08/12/2015

Her Excellency the District Chief Executive of Kwaebibirem Hon. Faustina Ama Korantemaa Addo and other dignitaries inspecting exhibits during the 31st NFD hosted by Jamestown

08/12/2015

Jamestown-Kwae hosted the Kwaebibirem district version of the 31st National Farmers' Day.