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3,247 The 2022 Auditor General’s report has uncovered that more than GH¢1.8 million of the funds released to compensate poultry farmers affected by the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) disease could not be accounted for. The amount represented 90.41 per cent of the GH¢1.9 million released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) […]
1,243 President of the Peasant Farmers Association, Dr. Charles Nyaaba, says it would prove disastrous for the one village one dam policy to be abandoned. According to him, with the country already experiencing food insecurity and high food inflation, it will be most beneficial for the government to invest in building resilient and sustainable irrigations […]
1,253 Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and MP for Atwima Nwabiagya North Constituency in the Ashanti Region has said,the Cocoa/Forest REDD+ ‘Sika no aba’ is a wonderful feat achieved by Ghana, being the second African country after Mozambique to receive REDD+ results- based payments from the Carbon Fund of the […]
1,133 This restructuring initiative is crucial for Ghana to meet the eligibility criteria and qualify for the forthcoming tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Gov’t to convert GHS 8.1bn Cocoa Bills with 32% yield into new bonds with 12% yield. Sources within the Finance Ministry have revealed that Ghana is poised […]
1,138 A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has urged investors to commit their capital into the country’s agricultural sector for good returns. He said Ghana and the African continent were the world’s biggest hope for global food security by 2050, for which reason investments in the continent’s agricultural […]
1,829 Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says he will update Ghanaians on the state of the country’s forest reserves on May 2. Speaking to the media at the National Youth Conference on natural resources and environmental governance, Mr. Jinapor advised that, government and stakeholders need to remain focused despite the setbacks […]
1,649 The attention of the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been drawn to publications on certain media platforms citing statements made by former President John Dramani Mahama, alluding to a collapse of Ghana’s cocoa sector. The Former President made these statements while touring the Western North Region, claiming the producer price and mismanagement […]
1,791 Tension is mounting at Barekese in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti Region, as the youth have threatened bloody clash with encroachers to protect their farmlands being encroached upon. The community has come under siege with the indiscrimate sale of lands and destruction of farmlands by unknown persons. The youth, however, suspect their embattled […]
1,283 A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that, addressing gender inequities in agrifood systems and empowering women will reduce hunger, enhance the economy, and strengthen resilience to shocks such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Closing the gender gap in farm productivity and the […]
2,306 The Board of Trustees Of Cocoa Famers Pension Scheme under Cocobod has on today ,22nd March,2023 engaged Journalists in the Ashanti Region on plans to enroll Cocoa Famers Onto the Pension Scheme. Speaking at the event at the Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi ,Mr Daniel Aidoo Mensah, Chairman of The Board of Trustees Of The […]