Tag: GAWU
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Govt must urgently address encroachment of cocoa farms by illegal miners – GAWU
The Ghana Agriculture Worker Union (GAWU) is urging the government to urgently address the encroachment and destruction of cocoa farmlands by illegal miners. GAWU maintains that although the 63.6% upward adjustment of the farm gate price of cocoa is welcome, the major issue plaguing the sector is illegal mining. In an interview with Citi Business…
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GAWU criticises phase two of govt’s Planting for Food & Jobs
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has criticized government’s second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme which seeks to provide jobs to more than 1.2 million farmers. This follows the launch of the second phase of the programme on Monday which also announced an annual average of 210,000 new farm-related jobs…
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GAWU urges government to address fertilizer challenges amidst farmers day celebrations
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) is urging the government to ensure there is enough fertilizer for the country’s next major planting season. They further want the government to put in place adequate measures to prevent the smuggling of the product. The agricultural sector has been plagued with a number of challenges in the past…
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Farmers could slow production as demand reduces in lock-down areas – GAWU warns
In spite of measures taken by government to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a partial lock-down in parts of the country, the movement of foodstuff into such locked-down areas is allowed. This is because food vendors are exempted from the exercise, thereby allowing markets to operate. But the General Secretary of the…
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Mid-year budget: Focus on job creation — GAWU tells Ofori-Atta
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) says the government must make provision for sustainable jobs in the agricultural sector ahead of the mid-year budget presentation. According to the union, the initiatives that have been introduced into the agricultural sector have not been able to create jobs last all year round. Government has introduced a number…
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Agric’s contribution to GDP records eighth decline in a row
Despite plans by the current administration to revamp the agricultural sector and make it the leader of Ghana’s economy, the sector has rather seen a decline in its contribution to GDP for yet another time. At least this is according to the 2017 figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service. The percentage of its contribution…
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GAWU calls for restriction on food imports from S.Africa
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for the immediate ban on the importation of food products from South Africa. According to GAWU, a further delay by government could put Ghanaians at a high risk. “That is what we should do immediately because until we are satisfied that products coming from South Africa are…
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GAWU rejects reduction of cocoa prices in Ghana
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has opposed suggestions that government reviews downwards the producer price for cocoa to offset any drop in revenue from the cash crop. GAWU fears any such move will have dire implications for the cocoa sector and distort economic plans for the year. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has warned…
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Banks’ lending rates drop marginally
Citi Business News’ checks have revealed that the Annual Percentage Rates and Average Interest Rates recorded in October have dropped marginally as compared to that of September 2017. Between September and October this year, all but one of the nine categories of the Bank of Ghana’s Annual Percentage and Average Interest rate report, witnessed a marginal…
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Supermarkets ditch local fruit juice for foreign ones
Some local fruit juice manufacturers have blamed the low patronage by supermarkets and retail shops for their uncompetitiveness. They say the development has also contributed to the limited market and subsequent low demand for their goods. The Commercial Manager for Kingdom Premium Fruits, John Paul Semavor explains that the situation has also made it unattractive…