Some selected journalists in the Upper West Region have undergone a two-day training on agro-ecology in Lawra to understand issues affecting agro-ecological systems for accurate reportage.
Agroecology is the study of ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems.
It was organised by Center for Indigenous Knowledge and organizational Development (CIKOD), an NGO empowering the rural poor and the marginalised to contribute proactively to their community.
Established in 2003, CIKOD has since engaged all stakeholders including the traditional authorities, chiefs, communities and journalists.
Some 32 communities have been empowered by CIKOD in pruning natural trees and make bush burning prohibited for reforestation.
The idea, which was introduced in Pavuu- Kalsagri in the Lawra District with a demonstration site of 12 acres, has been without bushfires.
Anyone caught burning any part of the bush is fined by the community fire volunteers, the chiefs and the landlords.
The Deputy Director of CIKOD North, Daniel Banuoku Faabelangna said government do not need to spend so much to grow trees , adding CIKOD only provide farmers with simple farm tools and a day training.
Currently there are over 2 million wild trees growing through the farmer Manage Natural Regeneration Programme.
Residents now depend on the pruned tree branches for firewood to avoid indiscriminate cutting of the trees.
Women were spotted harvesting wild vegetables during the pruning while others went for herbs.
Wild fruits were all over the place as a result of the ban on bush burning.
At Ko-Bukon in the Nandom District, some farmers have now adopt the use of composting to produce organic crops which CIKOD is recommending to many farmers.
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