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Finance Ministry Starving Tree Crops Development Authority

885  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 […]

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Unpaid fertilizer suppliers in distress as MOFA , finance ministry clash over financial clearance saga

728  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 […]

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Nkawie Forest District Manager Awarded for planting over one million trees in this year’s green Ghana day 

1,575  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 […]

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You haven’t paid us —Fertilizer suppliers tackle Ken Ofori Atta

899  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 […]

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Women’s Haven Africa calls for a full-scale investment in data science

1,051 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 […]

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Agric Minister  is the man with  impeccable records internationally

1,110  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 […]

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Afigya Kwabre South District distributes 20,000 pawpaw seedlings to farmers on a pilot project

710  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 […]

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Let’s plant trees or use recycling measures to deal with electronic waste-Deputy communication minister

860  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, […]