By: Haruna Kuyateh
Niumi Brerending has started cultivating rice as part of efforts to attaining household’s food security which seeks to sustain families on small scale and attract quiet numbers of people in Berending.
Alh. Amadou Njie, the village Imam who spoke to the Voice Newspaper stressed the need for Department of Agriculture and partners to smallholder farmer with equipment and machinery to enhance production on a larger scale.
He said it aims to ensure year-round rice production. The Imam disclosed that the attainment of food security calls for concerted efforts of all and reiterated the need for more support.
He called on Imams to pray for peace and stability and urged to use their sermon to enlighten public on COVID19 and thanks government for providing COVID19 emergency food aid to families.
“The support according would help supplement household food security and empower farmers to better prepare themselves ahead of 2020 farming season,” he said.
Awa Camara, a vegetable grower at Berending spoke on the significance of building farmers capacity on processing and preservation of perishable vegetables like tomatoes, pepper and onion to avoid post-harvest loss and boost income.
She said that women are Principal producers of food and therefore supporting them with cold storage facility.
She also called for support with fencing materials to enable women have more time with famors. She stressed the need for capacity building on the preparation of organic manure and it application on crops to enhance growth and development of plants and by extension create market and promote health.
