Tag: Agriculture
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2018 budget to dwell on improving agric sector
Government has stated the commencement of a new plan in the 2018 budget to turnaround the fortunes of Ghana’s agricultural sector. To be known as the ‘marshal plan for agriculture,’ the policy seeks to tackle all systemic challenges that have confronted Ghana’s agric sector hence inhibiting its contribution to the economy. The Vice President, Dr.…
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Developing agric: GAWU demands long term policies
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has tasked government to provide long-term policies to increase the agric sector’s contribution to economic growth. GAWU believes measures pursued by successive governments have been short term ones hence their minimal impact in achieving the intended results. GAWU’s comments follows the launching of the government’s ‘Planting for Food and…
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Ghana to import 10,000 tons of fish feed in 2017
Government has disclosed plans to import 10,000 metric tons of fish feed from China, next year. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sherry Aryeetey who disclosed this said the move is to improve Ghana’s fishing industry by reducing the high cost of operation in that sector. According to her, the initiative is a collaboration between the…