NSS farm equipment rots in the bush after failure to sustain farming module

Farming equipment bought to support the farming module introduced by the National Service Scheme, has been left to rot in the bush few years after they were acquired.

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) introduced a farming module in its package 5 years ago as a way of encouraging Service personnel to go into agribusiness after their national service.

The initiative, according to the NSS, was  also aimed at addressing issues of budgetary constraints and personnel placement. This led to the establishment of the Ejura Agric Project (EAP).

The initiative although laudable could not survive after two years of its introduction.

The farm and the equipment purchased for the Project have all been abandoned after the exit of the originator of this commendable initiative, Mr. Vincent Senam Kuagbenu.

The brand new farming equipment acquired by the NSS to boost its yields of the farm have been let to mercy of the harsh climatic conditions.

The equipment includes a combined harvester (Massey Ferguson module), a planter 2 pib baldan brand, 2 jacto brand, 6 tractors  and sallow.

According to the former Member of Parliament of the area, Alhaji Mohammed Pangabu, the equipment’ have been lying idle for close to two years.

He said it cost so much to acquire those equipment and therefore appealed for the needed attention to be given to the farm and the equipment.

He advised the National Service Secretariat to release the equipment to commercial farmers in the area to boost their yields.

He said the least among the equipment cost about GHC 120, 000 and does not understand why the Secretariat should watch these equipment to rot away.