Author: Anita Arthur Kissi-Mireku
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Increase allocation to Planting for Food and Jobs in light of review of flagship programmes- GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called on government to consider increasing the budgetary allocation for the country’s agric sector, especially the Planting for Food and Jobs program in light of the current challenges threatening food availability and cost. The call by GAWU follows an announcement by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah,…
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Dr. John Kwakye writes: Menu of measures to build policy credibility to avoid going to IMF
The Ghanaian economy is facing a serious crisis brought on to a large extent by COVID-19 and recent geopolitical developments. A domestic policy credibility deficit, arising in part from the budget stalemate in Parliament over the e-levy and a rising debt level, has compounded the crisis. The crisis has led to the downgrading of Ghana…
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Government cannot heed calls to implement a fixed exchange rate- Banking Consultant
Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong has spoken against the possibility of Ghana pegging its local currency against the dollar following calls by the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana to do so. The local currency has witnessed significant depreciation against the US Dollar. It is currently selling for about GHC 7.80 at some forex bureaus.…
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Business community call on gov’t to peg cedi exchange rate against dollar
A section of the business community has asked the government to, with immediate effect, peg the cedi at a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. This they say has become necessary following the recent depreciation of the cedi against the dollar. Prices of goods and services have in the past weeks witnessed significant increases due…
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Domestic food prices to soar, due to Russian invasion- Peasant Farmers Association
Local food prices will in the coming months witness a significant increase if current Ukraine –Russia situation does not see any improvement, this is according to the Peasant Framers Association of Ghana. Explaining the situation to Citi Business News, the peasant farmers said fertilizer supply which is already a challenge in the country will become…
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Lack of storage facilities causing local rice grains to dry up and lose value
Research has shown that although rice is the second most important staple food after maize in Ghana, only one-third of rice consumed here is produced locally. In the recent past, rice farmers with some government support and initiatives like the made in Ghana Rice Campaign spearheaded by the CEO of Citi Fm and Citi TV,…
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Veterinary service assures poultry farmers affected by bird flu of compensation in due time
The Veterinary Services Department says it is yet to receive funds that have been allocated to it by the Ministry of Finance to compensate farmers whose birds were affected by an outbreak of bird flu in July last year. The veterinary services department has been at the forefront of dealing with constant outbreaks of bird…
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Rice millers kick against new benchmark values policy
The Rice Millers Association of Ghana, has described governments new directive to adjust the benchmark value policy to 30 percent discount for all goods and 10 percent for vehicles as a political move which goes against the country’s industrialization agenda. They argue the move will ultimately collapse the local rice industry. The association had long…
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Poultry farmers still not compensated after bird flu outbreak in July 2021
None of the over two thousand members of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association has received compensation following an outbreak of bird flu that affected their farms sometime in July last year. This development comes despite the fact that the government in January this year announced a GH¢14 million compensation for farmers whose livestock were…
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Poultry farmers blame reoccurrence of bird flu on delayed disinfection exercise
Members of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association are blaming Ghana’s Veterinary Service for the reoccurrence of the bird flu outbreak across various regions in the country. They say the pour nature of the disinfection exercise caused the flu to affect more farms. According to the association, the veterinary service after destroying affected birds failed…