A former agric extension officer, Joseph Bekoe, has disclosed that he makes more money working as a private person than working for government. According to him, he gave up his role as an extension officer because it was frustrating. He lamented on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday that, getting access to logistics from government … Read more
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed has cautioned the government against substituting the MPs Common Fund with its one-constituency-one-million-dollar policy. In any case, the policy should rather be an addition to the Common Fund given to Members of Parliament to develop their respective constituencies, he argued. The MP for Asawase therefore wants the budget expected … Read more
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed has cautioned the government against substituting the MPs Common Fund with its one-constituency-one-million-dollar policy. In any case, the policy should rather be an addition to the Common Fund given to Members of Parliament to develop their respective constituencies, he argued. The MP for Asawase therefore wants the budget expected to … Read more
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged the incoming new Patriotic Party (NPP) government to take adequate measures to address the conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and peasant farmers across the country. The farmers in a congratulatory message to President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo said the incoming government must consult various stakeholders to formulate policies that … Read more
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfil campaign promises aimed at boosting the agro sector. In a congratulatory message to the president-elect, the network of smallholder farmer organisation in Ghana said victory at the presidential poll comes at a time when the agriculture transformation has become … Read more
The paper estimates the Total Cost of major NPP Promises in their manifesto and assesses the Party’s proposed tax cuts on economic growth and revenue generation to finance the cost of the promises. The relationship is robust even after controlling for economic growth. The paper finds a negative and elastic relationship between corporate tax rate … Read more
The issue of a device to instantly determine chemicals contamination has become sensitive in the country, especially given the fact that majority of fishes arrive at shore harvested through unapproved means. Fish processors and fishermen alike definitely wholeheartedly welcome an initiative that can help identify these once brought to shore. The minister in charge of … Read more
Tomato farmers at Tuba, a community near Kokrobite in the Greater Accra Region, are counting their loss as their produce rot on the farms due to lack of market. The few fortunate ones who are able to get buyers have to sell at ridiculously low prices. A hundred kilogram tomato which sells between GH 500 … Read more