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Ghana risks a \u201cgenerational food crisis\u201d if illegal mining (galamsey) is not tackled, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has warned.
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In a statement signed by the National President, Wepia Awal Addo Adugwala, on 10 September 2024, the farmers said galamsey has decimated farmlands.
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\u201cOver 1.2 million hectares of farmland have been lost to illegal mining, and water bodies, including irrigation facilities, have been polluted, making sustainable production challenging.\u201d
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\u201cThe activities of illegal mining have not only destroyed the viability of our cocoa sector but also the production of food crops for consumption, industry and export,\u201d the statement noted.
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Describing the perpetrators as \u201cwicked, callous, and greedy individuals,\u201d the farmers said they are unable to use the polluted water sources for farming \u201cas they have been heavily polluted with poisonous chemicals and have become very turbid.\u201d
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\u201cThis is in addition to the soils which have been poisoned, compromising the quality of the food crops that we produce,\u201d they complained.
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\u201cWe are on the verge of a generational food crisis, due to the unavailability of farmlands, effects of climate change and the wanton destruction of our water bodies,\u201d the farmers warned.
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\u201cWe also call on all farmers across the country to support all actions by various groups within their jurisdiction to bring an immediate end to this menace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana risks a \u201cgenerational food crisis\u201d if illegal mining (galamsey) is not tackled, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has warned.
In a statement signed by the National President, Wepia Awal Addo Adugwala, on 10 September 2024, the farmers said galamsey has decimated farmlands.
\u201cOver 1.2 million hectares of farmland have been lost to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n
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