Tag: Fertilizer
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COCOBOD warns of possible fertilizer shortage over Russia-Ukraine war
The Ghana Cocoa Board, COCOBOD, is predicting fertilizer shortage for cocoa farmers in the coming years. Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahene Aidoo, attributed the impact of COVID-19 and the current Russia-Ukraine war as reasons for the potential shortage. “Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are the three countries that produce the base elements for fertilizer…
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Peasant farmers want debt owed fertilizer suppliers paid to prevent shortages
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is urging the government to pay debts owed to fertilizer companies in the country to ensure the availability of the product throughout the year [2022]. There was a major shortage of the product on the market last year [2021] which saw a rise in the price of the commodity…
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Chamber of Fertilizer-Ghana calls for probe into alleged fake products in Northern Region
The Chamber of Fertilizer-Ghana has stressed the need for standards of fertilizer production and distribution to be raised and monitored carefully. The chamber made the call following claims by farmers in the Nanumba North Municipality in the Northern region that the authorities sold them bad fertilizer which is negatively impacting their crops. According to the…
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Government to digitalize fertilizer distribution to curb smuggling – Ofori-Atta
Government says it is rolling out measures to digitize the distribution of fertilizer in the country. In recent times fertilizer smuggling has become the order of the day as the Planting for Food and Jobs Secretariat reported that the country lost a whopping GHS120 million from unaccounted for fertilizer, diversion of coupons and fertilizer smuggling…
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Fertilizer smuggling seriously affecting rice production in northern Ghana – Peasant Farmers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is lamenting the growing incidents of fertilizer smuggling in the country. According to the association, the development is affecting the production of various commodities, especially rice. The Head of programmes and Advocacy, Charles Nyaaba, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, said the smuggling is prevalent in the…