A former African head of state is regretting importing tractors and giving to farmers saying it was a wrong decision.
John Dramani Mahama former Ghanaian president says given the chance he would rather buy the tractors, give them to experts who would in turn provide tractor services to farmers.
This, he said will ensure that a person with the know how will maintain tractors for longetivity.
He said the tractors his government purchased for farmers broke down in a short period because they were not properly maintained.
“I realised that some of the things that we ourselves [did, we ]made mistakes with [them].
“We imported tractors and agricultural equipment, we gave them to farmers.”
“The farmer does not need the tractor, he does not need the agricultural equipment, he needs the services of a tractor.
“So somebody who knows how to maintain that tractor must have a service centre, where he provides the services to the farmer.”
“But we gave the tractors to the farmers, in a year or two the tractor had broken down because he [farmer] doesn’t know every six months you must change the engine oil, you must change the filters, you must grease the tractor, he [farmer] doesn’t know that.
“So we will approach it differently,” the former President said.
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