Tag: vegetable farmers
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A/R: Vegetable farmers call for plan to produce quality seeds locally
Some vegetable farmers within the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region have renewed calls for stakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector to develop a sustainable plan to produce quality seeds locally to avoid the over-reliance on importation of seeds. Researchers at the Department of Horticulture under the faculty of Agriculture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of…
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Vegetable exporters lament over 100% rise in cost of freight due to COVID-19
The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana is lamenting the over 100% increase in the cost of exporting their produce due to the restricted movement caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The over 500 member association Association says though cargo flights are allowed to operate, it is taking a toll on their operations compelling some…