According to the Association, women farmers, particularly those in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions ought to be enlightened more on climate change adaption and mitigation actions, ecological practices as well as indigenous seed preservation.

The Association made the call in a communique issued and signed by Madam Ayivor Cledential, the President of the Ahafo Regional chapter of the Association at the closing session of a conference in Sunyani.

It was organized by the Smallholders Women Farmers Movement (SHWFM) with support from ActionAid Ghana, Non- Governmental Organisation on the theme "On the theme "Re-mobilizing Women Farmers to Promote Agroecology as a Sustainable Approach to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change".

The communique also called on the government to establish processing factories in the three regions to control post- harvest losses of their crops.
It highlighted the critical role that smallholder women farmers played in ensuring food security, improving economic livelihoods and promoting sustainable agriculture.

The communique observed that the agriculture sector, and current food systems in the country were fragile due to over- dependence on external inputs from other countries.

It noted that farmers were increasingly relying on hybrid seeds, and synthetic agro-chemicals for improved yields, regretting that climate crisis was making huge devastating toll on smallholders' farmers threatening their economic livelihoods.

The communique called for partnership between the Association and the government in creating an enabling environment for growth and prosperity.

It said the association remained committed to intensifying advocacy in promoting the interests of smallholder women farmers and to hold the government accountable in her commitments to promote sustainable agricultural practices.

Earlier, Mr Yaw Osei Boateng, the Programme Officer of AAG explained that the conference aimed at re-mobilizing women farmers to lead advocacy action, and initiatives as well as to discuss pertinent challenges affecting them and enlightened them on agroecology.

He urged the women farmers to form groups to enable them to access credit facilities to improve their farming activities.