824 The Executive Committee (ExCO) of CropLife Ghana (CLG) in collaboration with Croplife Africa Middle East (CLAME) held Capacity Workshop on Ghana‘s pesticides laws and regulations and Pesticides law enforcement strategies. Mr. Lovelace Sarpong from the Ashanti regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) explained that, Counterfeiting is a dangerous and growing problem for […]
Agriculture
Finance Ministry Starving Tree Crops Development Authority
940 Tree Crops Development Authority has remained dysfunctional in discharging the core mandate since its inauguration on September 29, 2020. The Authority is currently starved of finance due to the Finance Ministry’s inability to release funds for its administrative and operational costs. Sources at the Authority told Daily Agric News.com that […]
Check Out The Illnesses That Pepper Can Heal
742Pepper is one of the earliest crops to be grown and used (Capsicum spp.). The most popular spice and condiment in the world is pepper. It is consumed as “berbere,” a powder prepared from dried pods that are used as a spice and culinary color. One of the most important plants in conventional medicine is […]
Price Of Pork Increased -Courtesy Pig Farmers Association
1,222 The Ashanti Regional Pig Famers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has announced an upward adjustment in prices of its products from Ghc14 to Ghc18 effective September 20, 2022 According to Daniel Yaw Siam, Ashanti regional Chairman of PFAG the hike was as a result of high cost of prices of feed and among others. Mr. […]
Unpaid fertilizer suppliers in distress as MOFA , finance ministry clash over financial clearance saga
775 The Ministry of Food and Agricultural has denied receiving money from the Finance Ministry to settle debts owed to Fertilizer Suppliers under Government flagship Program, Planting for Food and Job. A close source from the ministry told this portal 99that no money has been received from the Finance Ministry and they are looking forward […]
Nkawie Forest District Manager Awarded for planting over one million trees in this year’s green Ghana day
1,625 The Nkawie Forest District Manager Mr Chrisantus Nifaasoyir has been commended for his outstanding performance during the recent green Ghana tree planting exercise. The Ashanti regional Manager of forestry Mr Augestin Gyadu has handed over a 42 inches television set to him by way of award and motivation for planting over one million trees […]
You haven’t paid us —Fertilizer suppliers tackle Ken Ofori Atta
948 Fertilizers Suppliers under Government Flagship Programme Planting for Food and Jobs are daring the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to be clear with his presentation over payment of money to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture for some outstanding debts. They made some reservations over his presentations when the Minister claimed to have released […]
Women’s Haven Africa calls for a full-scale investment in data science
1,104 A day consultative stakeholders meeting has been held with a call on the government to finance the activities of data science in the country. Speaking at the opening of the program, the community manager for Women’s Haven Africa, Miss. Mildred Opoku Ware said, it would be prudent and judicious for fully-fledged integrated National data […]
Agric Minister is the man with impeccable records internationally
1,166 Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, an old student of Opoku Ware School, graduated from the University of Ghana (Legon) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture. He also holds M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Agricultural Economics from the University of Cambridge, England. He worked as an Economist, Senior Economist, Principal Economist, and Chief Economic Advisor over […]
Afigya Kwabre South District distributes 20,000 pawpaw seedlings to farmers on a pilot project
742 This when successful, will lead to the establishment of a processing plant to turn the paw paw fruits into different kinds of finished products. Speaking at the ceremony the DCE, Hon. Christian Adu-Poku urged the youth to fully participate in the venture to get themselves adequately resourced in order to be self reliant. He […]