Tag: Agric ministry
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Fix bad roads in farming areas to curb post-harvest losses – Esoko urges Gov’t
Commodity price survey Service Company, Esoko Ghana, has reiterated the need for government to be deliberate about fixing roads leading to food producing areas of the country. The Content Manager at Esoko Ghana, who made the call, told Citi Business News many deplorable roads in farming areas of the country contribute to the worsening post-harvest…
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Cut down livestock importation and support local farmers – Animal Scientist urges Gov’t
An Animal Scientist, Doris Yaa Osei, says Ghana cannot continue to import livestock worth millions of cedis annually, when local farmers have the ability to produce for local consumption. According to her, the importation of pork, poultry and cattle, has seen tremendous increase over the years, with some 740 million cedis spent on livestock importation…
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MoFA urges cashew farmers to be minded by int’l market trends in pricing commodity
The Director of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Seth Osei-Akoto, has asked Cashew farmers in the country to consider international market trends in the industry before they fix their prices. Pricing of Ghana’s cashew is currently unregulated, a situation that leads to disagreements between buyers and farmers. Industry players are thus…
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#CitiBizFestival: Farmers must appreciate agric value chain to reach target market –Expert
An agricultural expert, Kwesi Korboe has urged Ghanaian farmers in agribusiness to appreciate the value chains in the agriculture sector to maximize output to help reach a targeted market. According to him, such a move will not only enhance efficiency but will also make it easier for farmers to easily reach the preferred market with…
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Foodstuff prices go up by 7% in May – Esoko
Prices of foodstuff have gone up by at least seven percent between April and May 2018. Statistics released by Esoko Ghana shows that prices went up as much as 7 cedis for some foodstuff on the market. A variety of factors have been attributed to the rise in the prices of food items. These include…
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Planting for food and jobs not under-subscribed – Minister
Agric Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has rubbished claims that farmers are not patronizing government’s planting for food and jobs programme. There were earlier reports which suggested lack of interest in the initiative on the part of the farmers. According to Dr. Afriyie Akoto, the initial target of registering 200,000 farmers forms part of the…
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Ken Ofori Atta, Alan K, others to lead key business related ministries
President Nana Akufo Addo has named persons to lead key business related ministries under the NPP government. They include Ken Ofori Atta, Alan Kyeremanteng, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Boakye Agyarko. The four have been named as minister designates for Finance, Trade, Agriculture and Energy and Petroleum respectively. The announcements were made at a brief…