Farmers Sound Alarm Over Encroachment on Weija Irrigation Lands, Demand Urgent Government Action

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/farmers-sound-alarm-over-encroachment-on-weija-irrigation-lands-demand-urgent-government-action-2/Irrigation Scheme are raising fresh concerns over what they describe as escalating encroachment on state-owned agricultural lands, warning that continued inaction could undermine national food security and derail the government’s flagship irrigation-driven farming agenda. At a press conference Thursday in Tuba, the Weija Water Users Association accused private developers and alleged collaborators within state institutions […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/farmers-sound-alarm-over-encroachment-on-weija-irrigation-lands-demand-urgent-government-action-2/


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