A Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyiele, has urged residents to help guard against smuggling of fertilisers meant for the Planting for Food & Jobs programme in the North. Dr Gyiele was worried about the possibility of individuals smuggling these fertilisers for re-sale in neighbouring countries as government … Read more
farmers participating in the planting for foods and jobs President Akufo-Addo will today Wednesday April, 19 2017, launch the “Planting for Foods and Jobs” programme at Goaso in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Planting for Food & Jobs programme will get a $120 million (125 million Canadian dollars) investment from the Canadian government. A deal … Read more
A Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Isaac Olawale Albert, has said the situation where African leaders wait until conflicts occur for them to do post-conflict analysis is not the best in promoting peace and security on the continent. In line with that, he has called for proactive measures, … Read more
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has cautioned the Akufo-Addo government, against the misappropriation of the $120m funds meant for the “Planting for Food and Jobs” intiative. According to the GAWU, the government must ensure that, the right supervisory and monitoring mechanisms are instituted to allow for the objectives of the funds to be achieved. … Read more
The Canadian government is set to inject a total of 120m dollars (125 million Canadian Dollars) into the Planting For Food and Jobs initiative being spearheaded by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Agreement for the release of the grant has consequently been signed by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on behalf of Ghana while … Read more
President John Dramani on Monday received letters of credence of 11 new envoys with the promise to scale up Ghana’s relations with other countries in bilateral and diplomatic cooperation. The envoys are: Mr Andrew Barnes of Australia, Mr Andras Szabo of Hungary, Mr Henry Christoph Retzlaff of Germany and Mr Mohammed Maiga of Mali. The … Read more