The German Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Christoph Retzlaff, has met with Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to dicusss ways the German Government can contribute towards the growth and development of the sector. The two parties discussed amongst other things, how the European powerhouse can partner the private sector … Read more
The 2004 2nd national best farmer Nana Kwaku Siaw has admonished the Agric Minister-designate Dr Owusu Afriyie- Akoto to emulate the erstwhile Kufour’s administration where fertilisers were fairly distributed to farmers across the country. He remarked that cocoa spraying and distribution of fertilisers benefitted majority of farmers which in turn increased production during former President … Read more
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), believes Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s position on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), is enough justification for their call that the yet-to-be vetted minister nominee for the Ministry of Agric be disqualified. Despite the absence of any legal basis for the call, the Communications Director of the Group, Edwin Kwaku Bamfo, argued that … Read more
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), believes Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s position on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), is enough justification for their call that the yet-to-be vetted minister nominee for the Ministry of Agric be disqualified. Despite the absence of any legal basis for the call, the Communications Director of the Group, Edwin Kwaku Bamfo, argued that … Read more
May I take this delightful opportunity to congratulate the outgoing Parliamentary Minority Spokesman on Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, for having been reportedly chalked down for the cardinal portfolio of Minister of Agriculture by President-Elect Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (See “Dr. Afriyie-Akoto Likely to Be Next Agric Minister – Nana Addo” Citifmonline.com / Ghanaweb.com 12/31/16). Coming from … Read more
Fire has ravaged one of the most patronised shopping centres in Bolgatanga, Upper East regional capital, following what is widely suspected to be an electrical fault. The mall, known as Ra-Bacchus Enterprise and generally considered as a megastore because of its size and quality of the mostly electronic products found there, belongs to the Upper … Read more
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yoofi Grant has described Transport Minister, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey as someone who can perform better when commenting on sports than on economics issues. Yoofi speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Friday said, the Minister has performed poorly on his commentary on the economy hence should rather … Read more
Agric Minister Fiifi Kwetey has fired a gun scatter attack at the New Patriotic Party whose record he said has been abysmal. Mr Kwetey who resumed his “Setting the Records Straight” project to rebuff economic claims made by the opposition party said the NPP was not only incompetent but boosted the economy with “cocaine cash” … Read more
A meaning and nature of a dam, isn’t what we have at Akosombo. A dam simply means a “blockage on the course of a river, either natural or artificial, to create a reservoir. With this, a mechanized borehole can be constructed, a channel created for the water from this borehole to flow through, and a … Read more
The New Patriotic Party says it has budgeted 55 million cedis for its “one village one dam policy.” During his on-going campaign tour to the Northern Region, Nana Akufo-Addo said he will prioritize the development of agriculture in the three northern regions by increasing the number of irrigation systems if he wins power. “You have … Read more