913 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, […]
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Kumasi Mayor Commits Assembly To Green Ghana Project
938 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
941 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 […]
GDCL Participates in green Ghana day….As CEO plants first tree
1,056 The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Digital Centres Limited, Honourable Kwadwo Baah Agyemang led management and staff of GDCL to plant trees at the Accra Digital Centre, as part of activities to commemorate the Green Ghana Day. The Green Ghana Day was introduced in 2021, as part of an aggressive national afforestation/reforestation programme […]
A/R:News Editors Receive Training On Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms
1,069 News Editors and Senior Journalists in the Ashanti Region have been schooled on Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The training was to enable them to contribute significantly to demystify the misconception and mystery surrounding the adoption of the intervention. The training, organized by the Open Forum on Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB) Ghana, in collaboration […]
Offinso Forest District poised to plant 500 thousand seedlings under green Ghana program this year
1,079 Management of the Offinso Forest District has initiated moves to ensure that a projected 500 thousand seedlings earmarked for planting within the district as part of the greening Ghana for this year is achieved. Aside this target, the district has also put in measures to plant about 600 hectares of trees under the modified […]
Fertilizer shortage may lead to famine-Former national best farmer cautions
1,029 The Pressure mounted on government to settle the debts of Fertilizer Suppliers keep growing as stakeholders are demanding the government as The recent Major Stakeholder to have added his voice to the call is a Former National Best Farmer in 2014, Mr. George Asamoah -Amankwaa is urging the government to make provision of fertilizers […]
Peasant Farmers Threaten To Quit Planting For Food ,Jobs Program As Fertilizer Suppliers Remain Unpaid
969 Peasant Farmers under government’s flagship programme, “Planting for Food and Jobs” have expressed worry over how their farming businesses are gradually dying off following lack of fertilizers for their farming activities. According to farmers, their suppliers are not able to supply them with the fertilizers again because they said government is feeling reluctant to […]
Agritech West Africa 2022 launched in Accra
1,442Ghana is going to witness the one of its kind largest exhibition covering the entire value chain of agriculture from agriculture machines to agrochemicas to food processing and packaging to processing and packed food and beverages items under one roof. ie Agrictech West Africa exhibition. Mr.Jeremy Opoku Agyemany, deputy director and head of the agribusiness […]
Two Cocoa smugglers arrested in volta region
1,339Operation Enhance Calm Life made up of officers and men from the Police, Immigration, and Military have arrested two suspects at Wli in the Volta Region for attempting to smuggle Cocoa beans into Togo. The two suspects are Isaac Mensah age 29, and Somevi William age 30 Though some managed to escape through the Bushes, […]