Akufo-Addo increases producer price of cocoa by 0.03%
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an increase in the producer price of cocoa from GHS3,000 to GHS3,100 per 64kg bag representing a 0.03% increase in the price set in September for... read more
Disgusting: Sofoline interchange is now toilet zone
Residents around the Sofoline interchange have turned the project site into a toilet facility. This was revealed by Otec FM news reporter Ebenezer Owusu who suffered the undignified stench when he... read more
We’ll sustain sanitation exercise-KMA Boss confirms
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for Kumasi, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi has indicated the resolve of his outfit to sustain the ongoing sanitation exercise in the metropolis. This, he mentioned is to... read more
90,000 Hectares of farmlands to be irrigated-Prez Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged government’s commitment to irrigate farmlands across the country. This, he noted is to ensure that water is made available to farmers so as to... read more
Farmers’ Day holiday has no significance to farmers; abolish it – GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers Union, an umbrella of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, has asked government to cancel the celebration of farmers’ day as a statutory public holiday, arguing it has... read more
Agric journalists advocate for poultry & livestock farmers
The Ghana Agricultural & Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) says the nation has a long way to go as far as poultry and livestock farming is concerned. A statement released by the... read more
Deputy Minister for Agriculture dismisses fears of looming famine
Relax! There will be no famine in Ghana any time soon. That is an assurance coming from the Deputy Minister for Agriculture in Charge of Horticulture; Hon. George Oduro. Mr. Oduro who was speaking on... read more
Farmers’ day not making the needed impact-Lecturer
Ghana’s economy is heavily dependent on Agriculture. For this reason and others, a day is set aside each year (usually in December) to celebrate Ghanaian farmers who break their backs to... read more
FAO Launches Resources to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released two publications focused on boosting agriculture’s contribution to the achievement of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The... read more
MP “fights” First Deputy Speaker on Mining Licensing
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Hon. Innusah Fusieni has diffused claims by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu regarding... read more
Farmers lament rising input costs under Nana Addo
Some farmers in Ghana say they are so far disappointed in the government as cost of agricultural inputs continue to rise. The ruling New Patriotic Party led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made... read more