Ghana: Govt to Ensure Crisis Relief, Security Measures to Aid Farmers Affected By Drought

The Minister for Finance, Dr Amin Adam, has disclosed that the government has allocated GHC 8 billion to provide relief and some mitigative measures for the farmers affected by the dry spell.

The Minister, who disclosed this on Monday in Accra, stated that the package includes cash transfers and the supply of food and other relief items to these farmers.

The regions impacted by the drought are, Northern, Upper East, North East, Savannah, Upper West, Bono, Bono East and Oti. They contribute…