Tag: Ministry of Agriculture
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Farmer groups unhappy with passage of Plant Variety Protection Bill
Some farmer groups have kicked against the Plant Variety Protection Bill, which was passed by Parliament on Wednesday, 4th November 2020. They include the Peasant Farmers Association, General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), Vegetarians Association of Ghana (VAG), and the Rastafarian Council of Ghana. The farmer groups say the Bill, which was…
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Esoko urges gov’t to speed up warehousing project to tackle post-harvest losses
A Commodity price survey service company, Esoko Ghana, has asked government to speed up its construction of warehouses to prevent post-harvest losses as the harvest season for farmers inches closer. Government in 2018 launched the one district, one warehouse project, to provide storage for farm produce. For many years, post-harvest losses have become a common…
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ADB to support poultry farmers with GHS500m to reduce chicken import
As part of efforts to help strengthen Ghana’s livestock sector, the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a 500 million cedis loan facility to help poultry farmers from six regions. The move, according to the bank, is aimed at reducing the importation of chicken and make Ghana’s poultry industry competitive. Currently, Ghana’s annual import of…
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COCOBOD to launch motorized pruner to improve cocoa yields
Management of COCOBOD says it will soon launch a motorized pruner and cocoa irrigation project, to improve quality yields and help farmers make more money without expanding their farms. The Deputy CEO of COCOBOD in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control, Dr. Emmanuel Agyemang Dwomoh, says efforts are underway to engage and attract the attention…
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Tree Crop Bill passage expected next month
A bill to enhance the production of oil palm in the country is expected to be passed by Parliament and implemented from next month, the African Regional Director of Pro-forest, Abraham Baffoe has said. The bill, when implemented, will be followed by the establishment of a Tree Crop Authority which will, among other things, monitor…