MOVIE: 200-acre rice farm burned by bush fire within Kintampo

The 200-acre Rice farm with Chigba, a notable gardening community in the Kintampo Northern Municipality of the Bono Eastern Region has been burnt completelyMyNewsGh. com confirmed that the event which occurred two days just before Christmas when the produce had been ready for harvest Owners of the plantation, Tikuni Alhassan and Kwame Jita; residents of Atta Akura and Kintampo correspondingly, in an interview with Adams Wumpini, a Kintampo-based reporter, could not hide their unhappiness over their heavy reduction in the farm. Mr. Alhassan who was worried about his children’s education said he could not really tell what caused the particular fire except to say they will delayed in harvesting their particular rice due to the unavailability of the combine harvester. He, nevertheless , narrated how his sibling ran for his existence after an attempted failing to control the fire which usually he said started someplace outside their rice plantation adding that there was absolutely nothing they could do to control this considering the intensity of the blaze. Attempting to draw an estimation without arriving at a definite amount, Mr. Alhassan revealed it cost him and his companion a hundred Ghana Cedis (GHC 100) to plough every acre of land meaning ploughing the 200 massive areas roughly cost them some twenty thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc 20, 000). Apart from, Mr. Alhassan also mentioned that over sixty (60) bags of rice had been used to sow which this individual said when added to the particular labour and other costs, may further balloon the total price incurred on the farm. “Ploughing one acre of property was supposed to cost 120 Cedis but they removed the particular 20 cedis. I have not necessarily sat down to do my very own calculations but I know I got also used over sixty bags of rice show”The Kintampo North Municipal Leader (MCE) Hon Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw, and the Bono Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Kwasi Adu Gyan, on Wed, January 5, 2022, went to the farm to ascertain the particular extent of damage triggered and also console the sufferers. The MCE and the ressortchef (umgangssprachlich), in the company of police and others, used opportunity to sympathize with the 2 farmers and assured all of them of the government’s support. In addition they assured the victims that the committee will investigate to find out the cause of the fire and be sure that anyone found able will be dealt with accordingly. Resource: MyNewsGh. com/2021Send your information stories to [email protected] and via WhatsApp on +233 202452509Related Subjects: Feature