Agric Minister Justifies 745k Jobs Under PFJ
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has justified claims by his Ministry that government’s flagship programme, ...
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3 Major Things To Expect From New Policy
President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched another of his numerous ‘one-this-one-that’ promise – the One District-One Warehouse Policy. The unveiling of ...
IMANI Punches Holes Into ‘Planting For Food & Jobs’ Program
Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, has questioned the viability of government’s biggest agricultural policy dubbed ‘Planting for Food and Jobs.’ ...
Warmer Arctic Harms Crops In US, Canada
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing crop yields across ...
Fruit Juice Factories To Collapse Over Lack of Raw Materials
Fruit juice processing factories have threatened of an imminent collapse of the industry should the government fail to intervene and ...
Local Fruit Processing Firms May Collapse If… – Blue Skies
Local fruit processing companies risk collapse due to inadequate raw material, if no conscious effort is made by government to ...
No Compensation For Farmers Affected By Army Worms
The Deputy Minister said what the government is doing now is to assess the damage caused A Deputy Minister for ...
Five Forest and Wildlife Reserves Under Serious Threat
Five forest and wildlife reserves, which serves as tourist attraction centers in the Sefwi Wiawso area in Western Region, continue ...
US, Netherlands Pledge Support For Galamsey Fight
The United States and The Netherland Embassies in Ghana have pledged support for the country’s fight against illegal mining. According ...
Poor Pricing Collapsed Cotton Farming In Ghana – CFA Boss
The Chairman of Cotton Farmers Association in the Sissala area has blamed poor pricing, inability to reach target group, inadequate ...
An Enemy of Ghana’s Arable Lands and Water Bodies
Galamsey: An enemy of Ghana’s arable lands and water bodies Galamsey as it is called in Ghana has resulted in ...
War On Armyworms As Ministry Declares ‘agric State of Emergency’
Parliament has been asked to declare an 'agricultural state of emergency' as an armyworm invasion puts a GHC560m agricultural project ...
6,500 Farmers Receive Free Certified Seeds
About 6,480 farmers from six districts in the Northern Region have been provided with free certified seed starter packs at ...
Our Resources Don’t Reflect Our Development – Kwaku Afriyie
The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has said that even though the Western Region produces over 50 percent of ...
Our Resources Don’t Reflect Our Development
The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has said that even though the Western Region produces over 50 percent of ...
Government To Revamp Tumu Cotton Ginnery
The Minister of President’s Special Development Initiatives Mavis Hawa Koomson has expressed shock at the abandoned state of the Tumu ...
GAWU Lauds ‘Planting For Food and Job’ Project
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of Ghana has lauded the ‘Planting for Food and Job’ project by the ruling ...
Creation of Oti Region Out of Volta Region, First Meeting Held
The chiefs and people of eight districts and four traditional areas in the northern sector of the Volta Region have ...
Agriculture, Rural Industrialisation Will Curb Rural-Urban Migration
Massive agricultural production and rural industrialisation will go a long to curb rural-urban migration in Ghana, according to Deputy Minister-designate ...
Media Coalition Against Galamsey To Be Launched Tomorrow
The Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and other media partners will, tomorrow, Tuesday, April ...