GENERATION OF CUSTOMISED AGROMET FORECASTS, CROPPING CALENDARS & ADVISORIES

Development of Customized Production Calendars by Joint MoFA-GMet Teams

FSRP has constituted a joint technical team made up of technical experts from both GMet & MoFA to generate agrometeorological Forecasts, Cropping and Production Calendars and Advisories for agricultural practices. 

Additionally, Regional and District Teams (Regional Directors, Regional Crop Officers, Regional Extension Officers, Regional Vet Officers and Regional Met. Directors, District-level Officials and Farmers) have validated the advisories and production calendars, per the seasonal forecasts. 

This means, going forward, agric-focused forecasts (which include on sunrise/sunset, soil moisture and evapotranspiration), would not be left at weather information, but come along with advisories that would guide farmers across the lengths and breadths of the country through all stages of food production, from Land Preparation, Fertilizer And Pesticide Application, Through Planting, Water Management, Farm Management, Etc, to Harvesting, Packaging, Transportation and Storage. There would equally be advisories for poultry farmers, to guide them through the different stages of production, from hatched day-old chicks to mature birds; along with management of coop temperatures, ideal immunization times and feed content across different stages.

For news and social media posts on this intervention, visit:

1. "DEEP DIVE" VALIDATION OF 'CUSTOMISED' DISTRICT-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION CALENDARS AND ADVISORIES UNDERWAY

: https://fsrp.org.gh/blog/%22DEEP-DIVE%22-VALIDATION-OF-%27CUSTOMISED%27-DISTRICT-SPECIFIC-PRODUCTION-CALENDARS-AND-ADVISORIES-UNDERWAY

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