Upper East Region feeds Guinness Ghana with Sorghum than any region — Regional Agric Director

The Upper East Regional Director of Agriculture, Mr. Francis Ennor has revealed that Guinness Ghana Limited is getting more supply of sorghum from farmers in the Upper East than any other part of the country.

He said the high demand for sorghum by buyers has encouraged farmers in the region to take advantage of the already available market.

The Regional Agric Director made the revelation during an exclusive interview with this reporter on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

He stated, “Guinness Ghana Limited is buying the Sorghum our farmers produced and Peasant Farmers Association has been at the forefront to organize these farmers. We gave them the production Technologist during our visit and they have been able to produce a lot for the Guinness Ghana people. I quite remember when I came here in 2019, they had enough that the Guinness people warehouse in Accra cannot contain it. So, we have to find a warehouse for them to put the surplus there for them to be picking gradually as at when they need it. So, that is an encouragement”.

The Afric Director added, “For this year, they have actually come in a big way to meet our farmers because the demand they want is very big, they have expanded to eight districts now producing sorghum for Guinness Ghana and we have made it a target that next year, all the districts should involve themselves in the production of sorghum because there is already an available market for it”.

He said efforts are being made to encourage more farmers to venture into Sorghum farming.

“So, why not take that advantage once the market has been our problem as Agriculture production in the country, so is something good we are doing. And through that, once the market is created we can link the farmers to some aggregators that whatever products that they have, they can be linked to aggregator to come and buy them.

"We have started, last year we could not sign MOU with most of them but for this year we are going to sign MOU with all those aggregators or buyers who want to come and buy the product from our farmers," the Regional Director emphasised.