Farmers in the Upper East Region have been charged to regularly monitor fields for early detection and effective control of pests on crops. The farmers were further charged to start planting early this season and seek expert advice to know the kind of chemicals to use for their crops. The Upper East Regional Director of … Read more
A Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr George Oduro, has stated that the government has engaged about 6,150 farmers under its ‘Planting for food and jobs programme’ in the Central Region. According to him, the programme, whose implementation had begun across the country, would see the nation become self-sufficient in food production to feed … Read more
About 6,480 farmers from six districts in the Northern Region have been provided with free certified seed starter packs at a seed and technology fair held at Sang in the Mion District. The fair, held on the theme ‘Getting Certified Seeds to Smallholder Farmers’, saw starter packs including maize, rice and soybean certified improved seeds … Read more
The Biakoye District Assembly has failed to meet its revenue target of GH¢40,572.00 for the first quarter of this year, 2017. Alhaji Zaidu Tamimu, the District Coordinating Director who disclosed this at the Assembly’s Fifth Ordinary General Meeting said the Assembly generated only GH¢20,282.00, half of the estimated revenue target. He said the shortfall was … Read more
Small scale farmers in the Sissala East and West district of the Upper West Region have been empowered to adopt a newly introduced fertilizer to increase production. The new fertilizer, with an improved Slow Release Technology, contains 25 per cent of Nitrogen per bag. About 600 farmers drawn from selected communities in the Sissala East … Read more
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has called on newly recruited Extension Agents for the “Planting For Food and Jobs” campaign to tackle their duties with all the seriousness it deserves. The Regional Minister was speaking at an orientation programme for the Agents who were recruited through the Youth Employment Agency in Ho … Read more
The Volta regional technical committee for the implementation of the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ campaign has been inaugurated in the Volta Region with a call on the youth and the public to go into commercial farming. A total of 7,914 farmers made of 5,885 males and 1,797 females have been registered for the campaign … Read more
An outspoken law professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has questioned the basis of the quashing of the conviction of Tsatsu Tsikata by the Court of Appeal, describing it as an error in law. He argued in a Facebook post few hours after the court’s decision Wednesday that Mr Tsikata had no locus standi to appeal his … Read more
Mr Tei Brentum, Best Farmer for this year in the Birim Central, has appealed for public-private partnership investment in agriculture to create job opportunities in the rural areas. He said government partnership with private investors would make the agriculture sector vibrant with the supply of machinery for farming on a large scale to give the … Read more
The Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Project for Sustainable Development of Rainfed Lowland Rice Production has led to a boost in rice production in the Northern Region. Mr William Boakye-Akyeampong, the Northern Regional Director of Agriculture, said comparisons between Project Farmers and Non-Project Farmers confirms the effectiveness of the project. He said while project farmers … Read more
The Afigya-Kwabre District has taken steps to increase the production of the cereals, grains and cassava to ensure food security in the area. Mr. Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, the District Chief Executive (DCE), said it had already established 10 demonstration farms to expose the farmers to appropriate skills and technologies. He said more than 1,400 farmers … Read more
The Afigya-Kwabre District has taken steps to increase the production of the cereals, grains and cassava to ensure food security in the area. Mr. Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, the District Chief Executive (DCE), said it had already established 10 demonstration farms to expose the farmers to appropriate skills and technologies. He said more than 1,400 farmers … Read more
GNA Feature by Francis Ameyibor Accra, Sept. 2, GNA – The Ghana News Agency over the past three years has hit a crossroad and needs immediate intervention to resuscitate it. This could be done through injection of a more media professional climate to help it compete and new market opportunities. GNA is still relevant to … Read more
(1842-1892) Tetteh Quarshie’s travels to Fernando Po (now Bioko in today’s Equatorial Guinea), was to transform the economy of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) with his introduction of cocoa beans on his return. Hitherto, palm-oil and rubber were the main staple industries in Ghana. Tetteh Quarshie was born in 1842 to a farmer from Teshie … Read more