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Millennium Development AuthorityFBO StoriesAn FBO Member has constructed 2 Room House through theadoption of improved post harvest management practiceslearnt from the Commercial Development of Farmer BasedOrganisation(CDFO) TrainingMr. Yaaba Abem and Family Sitting infront of their newly built HouseQuarterly Newsletter | Eighth Edition June, 2011Mr. Yaaba Abem is a member of New Generation FarmersAssociation at Atakora, a suburb of Donkorkrom.In 2008, he cultivated 5acres of maize and had 21 bags(i.e. about 4 bags per acre) (180kg) which he sold in bitsand pieces, a practice which did not help him.In 2009, he benefited from the CDFO Training.He learned value chain and good farm managementpractices during the CDFO Technical and Business Training.In 2010, he received a Starter Pack which enabled him tocultivate 3acres and had 13 bags (180kg/bag).He set aside some bags of maize for family consumptionand stored the rest until prices were high.By this improved post harvest management practice, MrYaaba Abem was able to raise funds to construct a 2 roomhouse.Mr. Samuel Padi invested income from his Starter PackInput to Set-up Agro-input StoreMr. Samuel Padi, a member of Biakoye Farmers Associationat Owusukrom in the Fanteakwa District, has establishedan agro-input store at Owusukrom as a result of the StarterPack he received in 2009.According to him, he realized GH¢ 1500 from the saleof 15 maxi bags of maize he harvested from the StarterPack field in 2009.He re-invested the income from the maize sales into a 3acre Cabbage farm and realized GH¢ 9,300 from sales ofthe produce. He used part of his profits to set up an agroinputstore at Owusukrom.Wassah Daniel of Freedom Co-operative SocietyWriting his Experience on the CDFO TrainingEffect of Fertilizer Application on Crop ProductivityWassah Daniel is an FBO member at Tailorkope in theKwahu North District.According to Wassah Daniel through the training hereceived from the CDFO program, he has been able toincrease his maize output from 2-4bags per acre to 10.5bags per acre.Before the CDFO Program, he was not applying fertilizeron his maize farm.According to him, he learnt from the CDFO Training howto apply fertilizer which enabled him to significantlyincrease his yield. Since then he has been a significantincrease in his production, which has resulted in a dramaticincrease in his income.Credit: Adventist Development and Relief Agency(ADRA), Ghana12