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Ploughing the fields by hand  
   

Ploughing the fields by hand

This was at farmer field school, the farmers ploughed about 1/2 an acre in under an hour by hand! They formed a line and went along ploughing in unison while they sang... amazingly hard work - but pretty cool to see!
A week in Savelugu

June 28th 2005
To debuy! Time fort another update, I’ve had a really good week so there’s lots to say! I have been working in Savelugu/Nanton district, out of their office in Pong-Tamale. Pong-Tamale is a small community about 30km north of Tamale. They have been very good about trying to get me to experience as much as possible. This week I was working directly with agricultural extension agents (AEAs) ... read more
Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

Ghanaian Flag Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more
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