1,032 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. […]
Agriculture
Unpaid fertilizer suppliers in distress as MOFA , finance ministry clash over financial clearance saga
642 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
1,463 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
793 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
954 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
990 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
643 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 […]
Let’s plant trees or use recycling measures to deal with electronic waste-Deputy communication minister
795 Hon. Ama Pomaa Boateng, the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digitalisation on Friday led staff and officers as well as other heads of departments of state agencies under the Ministry to plant seedlings in commemoration of the second edition of the Green Ghana day. Speaking to the media on behalf of the Sector Minister, […]
Kumasi Mayor Commits Assembly To Green Ghana Project
770 The Metro Chief Executive (MCE) for Kumasi, Hon Samuel Pyne says the Assembly is fully committed to the Green Ghana Day Project introduced by the Nana Addo administration. Speaking to the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper after participating in last Friday’s national exercise at Sokoban, where the KMA had its version, Hon Pyne noted that the […]
Jachiehene leads community to plant trees to mark green Ghana day
800 The chief of Jachie in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region, Baffour Kwaku Amoateng IV, on Friday led some residents of the town to plant 5000 trees in his community. The tree planting exercise was part of the “Green Ghana Project” in which government was making effort at planting 20 million trees across […]