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Prioritize food and sanitation issues – SNV charges media and civil society
The Netherlands Development organization (SNV) has asked civil society organizations and the media to amplify their voices on food nutrition, water, sanitation, energy and food security in the country. The SNV noted that these issues, which are of national...
Position yourselves to compete in the global market
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of crops, Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan has charged smallholders to aggressively compete in the global agribusiness environment. According to him, smallholder farmers can only survive in the industry,...
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Absence of a comprehensive policy for farmers worrying – 2014 National best Farmer
The 2014 national best farmer, Mr. George Asamoah Amankwa, says agriculture is important and plays a central role in reducing poverty and hunger, yet Ghanaian farmers keep struggling due to lack of ready market and comprehensive policy to guide it. According...
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Africa Lead poised to end food insecurity in Ghana
Africa lead, an international development company is poised to end food insecurity in Ghana through strengthening the knowledge based of farmer base organizations FBOs. In its quest to end food insecurity, Africa lead has began the process of promoting...
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Prioritized Rice production in Ghana- Rice Farmer to government
Rice is the most consumed staple food in Ghana. About 90% households in Ghana depend solely on rice for their daily meal. However, rice production in the country seems not to have been given the needed attention by both local and foreign investors. Arguably,...
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Government to revive the agric sector
Government is poised to improve food nutrition and food insecurity in the country through modernized agricultural practices and modern irrigation systems,’ according to Mr. Seth Terkper, the Finance Minister. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning,...
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Treat adulterated palm oil case well to avoid collapsing genuine businesses
The Ashanti Regional chairman of Ghana Association of Farmers and Fisher Folks, Rev Kojo Nkrumah, has expressed worry about the current happenings in the market centers concerning the adulteration of some consumable goods. He said it is very scary nowadays...
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Ashanti region to benefit from 3,700 metric tonnes of rice
Ashanti region is expected to benefit from 3,700 metric tonnes of rice this year. This was as a result of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s (MOFA) ability to secure 2,474 acres of land for large scale production of rice. The project is said to feed...
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Cocoa farmers worried over gov’t’s distribution of insecticides
Some cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Ano South district of the Ashanti Region are unhappy with government’s free distribution of cocoa insecticides to farmers in the area. One of the leaders of farmers, Nana Kwame Boating, speaking to Gardja, complained that...
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Orange farmers abandon farms for cash crops
The low patronage and consumption of citrus fruits, particularly sweet orange, is compelling many orange farmers in the Ashanti region to abandon the farming of the citrus fruits for other cash rewarding crops. Oranges produce are suitable for juice,...
