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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
Quarterly Newsletter | Eighth Edition June, 2011Millennium Development AuthorityPotable Water for ChanzeiniThe Tamale Water Supply Extension facility will supplypotable water to 17 communities within the TamaleMetropolis, Savelugu-Nanton District and Tolon-KumbunguDistricts. The Project is aimed at improving the health ofpeople in FBO communities, and to reduce the incidenceof Guinea Worm and other water related diseases. The totalcost of the project is US$ 5.283 million and an estimatednumber of 50,000 people will benefit directly from thisintervention.Often Children sent to fetch water from this dirty pool ofwater, have to walk quite a distance to the Dam, often havingto cross the Tamale-Yendi Highway which runs through thevillage. Upon reaching the Dam, the children take off theirslippers and step into the dirty water and fetch. They sharethis pool of water with their livestock.One of the beneficiary communities of this Project isChanzeini village located in the Tamale Metropolitan Area.Despite its proximity to Tamale, the people of Chanzeinihave never had potable water in their community. For yearsthey have been fetching water from a dam located in thevillage.Children crossing the Tamale-Yendi Highwaywith containers of water on their headsChildren fetching water from damUpon the completion of the Tamale Water Extension Project,the village of Chanzeini will receive a Stand pipe, fitted withtwo taps. This intervention will greatly improve the healthof the people, not to talk about the safety of women andchildren who cross the highway daily. It will also guaranteeregular year-round availability of water, unlike the past whenthe dam dried up during the dry season.13
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