Tag: PFJ
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Government spends GH¢2.9 Billion on PFJ while Agric sector growth stagnates at 0.7% – Minority
Government spending on its flagship agricultural program, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), introduced in 2017, has reached an estimated GH¢2.9 billion, according to statements made by the minority in Parliament. A breakdown of the expenditure reveals that the government allocated GH¢400 million in 2018, GH¢380 million in 2019, and GH¢400 million in 2020. Additionally,…
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Second phase of PFJ initiative must check over-reliance on cereal importation – Poultry farmers urge govt
The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana is impressing on government to as a matter of urgency use the phase two of the planting for food and jobs initiative reduce the instances of cereal importation by its members to feed their birds. This comes on the back of an earlier announcement by government to prioritize the…
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80% of peasant farmers want Planting for Food and Jobs programme reviewed
About 80 percent of farmers across nine out of the 16 regions of Ghana are demanding the modification of government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. This is the key highlight of findings by the Peasant Farmers Association Ghana after an assessment of the PFJ during the 2022 planting season. The farmers argue that…
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Agric officer arrested over missing GH¢946,000 worth of Planting and Food and Jobs fertilizer
Police at Goaso in the Ahafo Region have arrested the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Eric Aduamah, over missing 14,500 bags of fertilizer meant for farmers under the Planting for Food and Jobs. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture embarked on special auditing of the Planting for Food…