Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Coast, Dr. Francis Kumi has implored the government to turn an eye on local agricultural technology developers in the country.
He highlighted that Ghana in its agricultural enhancement can boost of local agric-technology developers who are into agric machines manufacturing, mobile apps, censers, among others but currently operates in small-scale but poses the potential of becoming big to the advantage of Ghana’s agricultural sector.
Speaking in a press engagement, the UCC Lecturer admonished that as the country annually recognizes its farmers, it needs to equally motivate its agric-technology developers by honouring them during such occasions.
He stressed that when the efforts of such individuals are recognized, it gives the country the advantage to find a lasting solution to certain agricultural problems confronting the country.             Â
Dr. Francis Kumi further bemoaned the fact Ghana now rarely produces homemade cutlasses but imports most of them, since its difficult to now see blusmits who were very common then, but has all faded off due to the fact that they were lightly esteemed in their contribution to the agric industry during occasions of honour like the farmers day.             Â
