{"id":27611,"date":"2026-02-17T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/?p=27611"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:55:53","slug":"mechanisation-will-empower-not-replace-farmers-deputy-minister-at-captain-tractors-and-mechanisation-centre-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/mechanisation-will-empower-not-replace-farmers-deputy-minister-at-captain-tractors-and-mechanisation-centre-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanisation will empower, not replace farmers &#8211; Deputy Minister at Captain Tractors and Mechanisation Centre launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has officially launched Captain Tractors onto the Ghanaian market and inaugurated a new Agricultural Mechanisation Centre in the Eastern Region, declaring that mechanisation is about empowering farmers, not replacing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"27613\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0075-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0075-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0075-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0075-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0075.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing farmers, traditional leaders and private sector partners at the ceremony, Mr Dumelo described the introduction of the tractors as a deliberate and strategic intervention to bridge the mechanisation gap for smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor too long, our small holder farmers have been caught in the middle ground, needing more power than a hole. But finding massive industrial tractors impracticable or unaffordable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese tractors represent precision and accessibility,\u201d he added, explaining that their compact design would allow for easy movement across diverse terrains while delivering the horsepower required to transform farm operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0074-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0074-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0074-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0074.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that the initiative would reduce farmers\u2019 reliance on \u201cback breaking manual labor\u201d, enhance timely farm operations and ensure planting and harvesting happen \u201cat the optical biological window\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Describing the mechanisation centre as the most critical component of the initiative, he said: \u201cA tractor without a service center is merely a ticking clock. This center will serve as a sanctuary for maintenance, a hub for spare parts, and, most importantly, a classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe aren&#8217;t just giving farmers keys. We are building an ecosystem of operators, technicians and entrepreneurs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emphasising the policy direction, Mr Dumelo added: \u201cMechanization is not about replacing the farmer. It is about empowering the farmer to do more and more and live better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formally launching the tractors and inaugurating the centre, he said: \u201cTogether, let us plow the fields of hope and harvest the future of abundance. Thank you. God bless you. God bless Kweku, man and also, God bless Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"27615\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0080-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0080-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0080-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0080-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG-20260217-WA0080.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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