However, there is inadequate information about the extent of heat exposure to such farmers, both at the household and farm levels. The situation is exacerbated due to their farming methods that involve the use of primitive equipment and hard manual labour conducted in full sunshine under hot and humid conditions. In such environments, farmers are considered to be a population at risk of environmental heat exposure. Heat exposure on farmers in northeast Ghanaįrimpong, Kwasi Van Etten E J, Eddie Oosthuzien, Jacques Fannam Nunfam, VictorĮnvironmental health hazards faced by farmers, such as exposure to extreme heat stress, are a growing concern due to global climate change, particularly in tropical developing countries.