Farmers in the Brong Ahafo Region’s Atebubu Amantin have named a beans variety after former President John Mahama.
According to a report by Joy FM in Accra, this unique cowpea species was originally released in 2013.
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More than half of the farmers in Lailai, a nearby village, plant this improved cowpea type known as ‘John Mahama’ beans.
Farmers claim that the new variety was named after Mahama because it is just as productive as the former president.
They claimed that it produces 100% more than the ‘ayifro’ type, which is also grown in the town.
“With the ayifro variety, you harvest after two months, so you plant it when you want to marry. But the new variety is called John Mahama,” one of the farmers explained.
“It came during the time of John Mahama and it brought us a lot of money. So we called the beans John Mahama.
“The ayifro variety gives you five bags per acre but the John Mahama beans gives you eight bags per acre. It gives us a lot of money,” he added.
Source: GhanaWish.com
