Ghana Permaculture Institute Empowerment program for Peasant farmersin Bono East Region
Thematic focus
This workshop is going to focus on peasant farmers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Peasant farmers in this region face issues such as land litigation, how to acquire funding, Application of chemicals. Ghana Permaculture Institute will invite resource persons from various universities and Agricultural Departments in this region. These resource persons will educate participants on how to acquire a litigation free land, acquire loans or funding to expand their farming business and how produce organic farm produce. This workshop will invite 60 peasant farmers within the Brong Ahafo region and take them through lectures for two (2) days. Participants and resource persons will be given lunch and snacks and transportation fees to cover their travel expenses.
Tentative Programme
| Resource Person | Institution | Position | Topic |
| Mr. Emmanuel Yaw Opoku (PhD) | Valley View University (Techiman Campus) | H.O.D Agribusiness Department | Acquisition of Funding to invest in Farming Business |
| Mr. Asomani | Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Techiman) | Director | Process of acquiring Land for farming |
| Mr. Paul DK Toulong | Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Tuobodom) | Director | Effects of agrochemicals |
| Mr. Paul Yeboah | Ghana Permaculture Institute | Director | Indigenous methods of farming without using agrochemicals |
Target audience
The target group is peasant farmers in the Bono East region of Ghana.
Learning goals
- To help peasant farmers to understand the land litigation process and how to acquire land without any disputes
- To help farmers to understand the processes of acquiring loans or funding to expand their farming businesses
- To gradually convince farmers to move from inorganic farming intoorganic farming
Evaluation of the Workshop
The participants were asked what they think about the workshop and what they have learnt from the workshop. Almost all the participant said they have learnt a lot and would wish that such workshops are organized for them regularly to help them gain more knowledge about the work. They also promised to practice all that has been taught them during the lecture.
The evaluation was done verbally(orally) because most of the farmers are illiterates and could not read or write.
Ghana permaculture Institute can confidently say, 95% of our goal for the workshop has been achieved because almost all the farmers invited didn’t have any proper documentations for their farm lands, but through this workshop, they will be able to register their lands and be free from litigations. Those who have proper documentation to acquire loans were given advice about how to start the process, most of the farmers too have promised to switch from agrochemicals to organic fertilzers and pesticides.