The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has added its voice for the ban on illegal mining popularly known as galamsey which has destroyed various water bodies and forest reserves in the country.
The call for the ban on galamsey intensified in the past weeks as various groups and stakeholders including UTAG, CHRAJ, IMANI Africa called on the President to take a bold decision on the menace.
In a press statement released on Tuesday September 10, the peasant farmers also made their voices heard, calling for a ban to avert generational food and nutrition crises.
According to PFAG over 1.2 million hectares of farmlands have been lost to the activities of illegal mining adding that water bodies including irrigation facilities have all been polluted making it difficult to engage in any meaningful and sustainable production.
In view of this, the farmers are urging government to put out measures to end the destruction of the environment to prevent food shortage in some years to come.
Additionally, PFAG is calling on its members across the country to support all actions by various groups within their jurisdiction to bring an immediate end to illegal mining.
Read full statement below
