In February 2021 the Department of Agriculture embarked on serious climate-smart Agricultural activities to mitigate the effect of climate change on agriculture and help with greening the environment of the Municipality. Additionally, the department has carried out activities to complement the government’s agenda of creating jobs within the agricultural space.

These activities are innovative and include the use of pots, buckets, plastic, and wooden containers as well as soilless (sawdust) medium to cultivate crops. The department of agriculture has also introduced the rearing of catfish in tarpaulin ponds, quails, and rabbits in cages. To date the department has been able to achieve the following;

i) Cultivated and harvested orange flesh potatoes in sacs

ii) Cultivated Carrots and Ginger in boxes

iii) Cultivated Turmeric in wooden boxes

iv)  Cultivated and harvested trellised Cucumber in black poly bags

v) Cultivated and harvested Garden eggs, Tomatoes, Red Pepper, and Spinach in buckets

vi) Cultivated and harvested Maize in poly bags

vii) Constructed a Humid Chamber for Plantain sucker multiplication and Mushroom production

viii)  Cultivated and Harvested spices such as Basil plant, Dill, Celery in block caged structures

It is the hope of the Department of Agriculture – EKMA that the majority of the youth in the municipality, unemployed women, and retirees will take advantage of this and follow up to the agriculture office located at Abenbebom, New Market – Apremdo to obtain more practical and hands-on experience and skills in these demonstrated enterprises to put them into practice to enhance their income level and reduce unemployment in the municipality.