The Queen Mother of Namasua in the Berekum East District of the Bono Region, Nana Adwoa Owusuaa, has made a heartfelt plea to the government to urgently intervene in what she describes as a growing crisis threatening the very survival of her community.
Speaking to Asaase News during a visit by their journalist, Nana Adwoa Owusuaa did not mince words as she described the grave situation caused by the invasion of herdsmen and their cattle into farmlands and forests within the area.
“Our livelihoods are being threatened. This community depends on farming. But now, our people are losing everything. Once a major food-producing area in the Bono Region, Namasua is now facing a food crisis,” she lamented.
The Queen Mother revealed that herdsmen, reportedly from the Northern Region, Techiman, and Wenchi, have moved into the farming zones with hundreds of cattle, trampling on farmlands and devastating crops. Forests are being degraded, and entire plantations wiped out without regard for the local economy or ecosystem.
“More than 500 of my plantain trees have been destroyed,” she disclosed, highlighting the personal toll the invasion has taken. “We’ve made countless efforts to stop this, but nothing works. They come back again and again.”
The herdsmen’s destruction has also affected the nearby Tain II Forest Reserve, which stretches along the Berekum-Tain highway. Parts of the reserve have been degraded, raising fresh concerns over environmental conservation and food security in the region.
As frustrations grow in Namasua, Nana Adwoa Owusuaa is calling on national authorities, particularly the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Forestry Commission, to take swift and decisive action.
“Our farmers are helpless. If the government doesn’t step in now, the consequences will be dire—not just for Namasua, but for the entire region,” she warned.
