Zonal RELC Sessions Engage Farmers on Key Production Constraints
Yakokor, Aweregya, Jamasi No. 1 & Awenade October 2025
The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, through its Department of Agriculture, organized Zonal Research–Extension–Farmer Linkage Committee (RELC) Planning Sessions in October 2025 to engage farmers and other agricultural value chain actors on challenges affecting agricultural production in the Municipality.
The annual RELC planning sessions serve as a platform for farmers to share their experiences, identify production constraints, and contribute to planning solutions in collaboration with extension officers, researchers, and policy actors. For 2025, the sessions were held in four agricultural zones—Yakokor, Aweregya, Jamasi No. 1, and Awenade—covering all parts of the Municipality.
A total of 161 farmers, comprising 105 males and 56 females, participated in the sessions. Discussions focused on constraints affecting key agricultural sectors including cereals and legumes, fruits and tree crops, root and tubers, vegetables, poultry, livestock, aquaculture, and cross-cutting issues such as climate change and land degradation.
The sessions were facilitated by Agricultural Extension Officers and Zonal Supervisors, with support from representatives of the Municipal Coordinating Director’s office, the Development Planning Unit, and the Municipal Director of Agriculture. Participants reviewed progress made in addressing constraints identified in the 2024 RELC sessions and prioritized key challenges for action in 2025.
Several field-based issues were highlighted during the engagements, including crop pests and diseases, animal health concerns, and environmental challenges affecting farmland. Farmers also received guidance on good agricultural practices, disease surveillance, and improved production methods.
Observation of Fall Army Worm infested maize plant
Due to funding constraints, the 2025 RELC activities were conducted at the zonal level. However, the Municipal Assembly described the sessions as successful, noting that they strengthened collaboration between farmers and extension services while improving the planning and targeting of agricultural interventions.
The Assembly expressed appreciation to all farmers, facilitators, and stakeholders who contributed to the successful organization of the sessions and reaffirmed its commitment to addressing priority agricultural challenges identified through the RELC process.
