Tag: Planting for Export and Rural Development Programme
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Gov’t targets earning US$12 billion forex from six tree crops
The Minister for Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto says the government is targetting converting some six tree crops into cash crops that should fetch a total US$12 billion in export revenue every year. Dr. Afriyie Akoto stated that the plan is part of the government’s Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) and is aimed…
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Neglect of coffee sector: State to lose $1.5bn annually
Ghana stands to lose about 1.5 billion dollars every year if it continues to fail to invest in the expansion of the coffee industry. This is according to the Coffee Federation of Ghana. Statistics on the sector also show that its contribution to GDP has dwindled over the years. Some farmers who have been speaking…