Accra, Ghana, August 3, 2017 –Maize farmers in Ghana now have higher chances of increasing yield even in the light ofunfriendly weather conditions due to climate change, after the release of Wynca SunshineMaize High Yield Solution System.
The newly developed Crop Solutions Plan, has been piloted in nine different maize growing communities in the country, where farmers were able to record double yields.
Following the successes chalked through the pilot programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Food & Agriculture in areas such as the Upper ManyaKrobo and YiloKrobo Districts in the Eastern Region as well as the Nkoranza North and Nkoranza South Districts in the Brong Ahafo Region and lastly Boankra in the Ashanti Region, Wynca will be holding a field day on one of the demonstration fieldsthis coming Thursday to increase awareness for its improved maize solutions.
“After several years of development process, we are very encouraged by the results of the first Maize High Solutions,” saidJames Zhang, Sales and Marketing Manager
“The partnership with MOFA is an excellent example of what can be accomplished when public and private organizations work together for a common good, providing powerful new tools to help farmers overcome climate change challenges and increase food production.” He added.
These results demonstrate the power of advanced technology to help the farmers despitethe unpredictable weather conditions and increased crop volatility due to climate change. More than 90 percent of smallholder farmers depend solely on rainfall to maintain their crops.
As a complete agricultural solutions company, Wynca Sunshine also engages farmers regularly to ensure correct utilization of its products and also to boost agriculture productivity, added to the supply of Wynca Sunshine seeds, selected Wynca Sunshine herbicides, fertilizers and insecticides.
All these solutions are developed in line with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s requirements.Wynca Sunshine also collaborated with relevantdepartments of the ministry in five districts and nine communities to pilot the programme.
“Our plan is to get farmers to useWynca Sunshine inputs correctly whiles increasing yields significantly, through correct application of production techniques. This we believe would go a long way to compliment the government’s agenda of increasing food production and creating jobs,” the company added.
Instructively, Wynca group (Zhejiang Xian chemical industrial group of co. ltd), joined Sunshine group of companies, becoming the controlling shareholder in 2009. Wynca sunshine was registered in Ghana in 2005.
Wynca group was established in 1965 and listed as one of the most valuable companies in China in September 2001. It is also enlisted as one of the top 500 manufacturing enterprises in China and is a part of the global top 20 enterprises in agriculture chemistry.
With supports from its state recognized post-doctoral technological research centre. Wynca has developed into a national innovative enterprise, a key national hi-tech enterprise and national demonstration enterprise for establishing intellectual property.
Instructively, Wynca Sunshine is one of the Nation’s Premier Company in the Agric, Construction and Plastic sector with its Pesticides Formulation Plant, located atBoankra in the Ejisu District of Ashanti Region. Considered a thought leader in the above sectors, Wynca Sunshine delivers a nationally recognized quality and innovative products which is environmentally friendly and also satisfies the needs of its customers and the market at large.
Wynca Sunshine, through its development and improvements has occupied the largest Glyphosate shares in the country. These was achievedthrough high patronage of our Glyphosate Products, varieties of Pesticides and quality Services rendered to our numerous customers. In 2011, the Company with the technical and managerial assistance from the mother company WYNCA GROUP increased it sales records with a high margin and the trend has been consistent making the Company the number one manufacturer and supplier of GLYPHOSATE in Ghana and West Africa Sub-region as a whole.
The Company currently has it branches in Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Mali and has the plan to cover other countries like Kenya, South Africa, Beninetc in the near future.
In addition to thevarious Pesticides in stock, the company also engages itself in Farm Machineries (Knapsack Sprayers, Motorized Sprayers, and Fogging Machines) organic Silicon Sealant and Building Materials.
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