Tag: GAWU
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Make farmers part owners of agric factories – Industry
Players in the agric sector have called on government to make farmers shareholders of some of the factories that will be established through the one district, one factory initiative. This they believe will sustain the factories and ensure inclusiveness for all stake holders. “In order for the factories to be sustained, the farmers must be…
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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 lose agric lands to galamsey – Agric workers
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has cautioned that Ghana risks losing its agricultural lands in the near future due to increasing galamsey activities. According to GAWU, food production may drop massively if the issue of galamsey is not addressed immediately. The development has also caused some farmers to abandon their farm activities and relocate…
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Ghana likely to miss 2017/18 cocoa target over unfavourable weather
Ghana may miss its cocoa production target for the 2017/2018 crop season if the weather pattern forecast by the Ghana Meteorological Service is anything to go by. The service has predicted severe weather pattern that may cause downpour leading to flooding in the coastal zones but minimal levels in the middle belt. Already, the number…
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Average interest on agric loans is 33.2 percent – BoG report
Average interest rate on agricultural loans by banks has increased marginally to 33.2 percent as at the end of February this year, the Bank of Ghana’s Annual Percentage Rate and Average Interest report has shown. The report also shows that First Atlantic Bank offers the highest agric loans at 41.2 percent. But Standard Chartered Bank…
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NDC’s all districts agric mechanization ambitious – GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has cast doubts over the NDC’s manifesto promise to provide every district with a farming mechanization center when elected into power. Not only do the agric workers view the promise as an ambitious one, they also believe the targets are misplaced. “If we are talking about having a mechanization…