Several acres of food crops, including maize and soybean, are withering in parts of the Sissala East and Sissala West districts due to a prolonged dry spell.
After nearly a month of inadequate rainfall, farmers are increasingly worried about crop failure and their ability to recover investments made in production.
Farmers across the two districts said the dry spell, which had become particularly severe since early August, was causing maize plants to turn yellow, while crops that had begun to tassel were drying up.
Some farmers told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in interviews that rainfall since May 2026 had generally been below expectations, with the situation worsening in recent weeks.
In some areas, rain had either been completely absent or occurred in small amounts that were insufficient to sustain the crops.
Mr Shaibu Dimah, a maize farmer from Bujan, said he had not received meaningful rainfall on his farm for about four weeks.
He said the situation was particularly worrying because farmers had already invested significant resources in their farms despite the low prices they received for their produce during the previous season.
“Last year it was difficult to sell our maize, but as farmers we had to manage to sell at those poor prices to go to the farm.
“It’s been about four weeks since my crops received any proper rain, and they are drying up.
