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United States Provides $3Million To Support Farmers And Healthcare In Northern Ghana
04 Dec

United States Provides $3Million To Support Farmers And Healthcare In Northern Ghana

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The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a $3 million (over 48 million Ghanaian cedis) package to assist farmers impacted by a severe dry spell and to improve healthcare delivery in northern Ghana. The funds, part of the Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening Activity, will be disbursed to select civil society organisations working in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Ghana Health Service. “This is an important step in ensuring that communities not only have access to nutritious food but also good health and social services,”…
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58,000 Farmers Restore Degraded Lands For Agric Production
08 Oct

58,000 Farmers Restore Degraded Lands For Agric Production

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At least 58,000 farmers have been supported under the Ghana Landscape Resto­ration and Small- Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innova­tion (MESTI) to restore degraded lands for agricultural productivity in the country They have restored lands be­tween three to 10 acres. This came to light during a working tour to inspect ongo­ing projects including farms last Wednesday, by the MESTI, led by the Minister, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, in the Asante Akim South District in the Ashanti Region. Mrs Hayford was excited the project would yield dividends in the fight against climate change as the…
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Address Shifts In Food Supply, Agric Labour As A Result Of Climate Change Effects – GSS To Gov’t
03 Oct

Address Shifts In Food Supply, Agric Labour As A Result Of Climate Change Effects – GSS To Gov’t

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The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has asked government to address shifts in food supply and agricultural labour due to climate change effects. He made the call after food inflation increased to 22.1 percent in September from 19.1 in August 2024 driving overall inflation to hit to 21.5 percent. Prof. Annim expressed worry that food inflation has been a challenge, driven by climate change effect. He appealed to government to focus on addressing the issue with the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Phase II. He stated that even though some seasons have bumper harvest, the lack of storage…
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Dry Spell: Gov’t Set To Distribute Food Grants To Over 800k Farmers
02 Oct

Dry Spell: Gov’t Set To Distribute Food Grants To Over 800k Farmers

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The government will from October 10, 2024, distribute food grants to over 800,000 farmers affected by the dry spell that hit the northern and middle belt of the country. The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, disclosed this at a press briefing on Tuesday. The Minister announced that each farmer will receive 25kg bag of rice and 100kg of maize. Mr Acheampong who doubles as the Abetifi MP noted that the distribution forms part of the government’s existing interventions to curb the impact on the affected farmers. “From the 10th of October, we will commence the distribution of food grants…
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Majority Of Farmers Earn Less Than GH¢500 Per Crop Season – Research
29 Aug

Majority Of Farmers Earn Less Than GH¢500 Per Crop Season – Research

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The majority of farmers in Northern Ghana earned less than GH¢500 per crop season from their respective food crop cultivation, deepening poverty levels and widening inequality, a new research by the Institute of Climate and Environmental Governance (ICEG) has revealed. The report, which among other things analysed the relationship between climate change effects, agricultural productivity and livelihoods of people residing in the five regions of the north, shows that for over 33.85 percent of respondents, representing the majority group, average returns on investment after a crop cycle is less than GH¢500. These low returns on investment are attributed to a…
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Farmers, All Stakeholders Must Work Together To Address Climate Change – ISSER
22 Dec

Farmers, All Stakeholders Must Work Together To Address Climate Change – ISSER

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Farmers, All Stakeholders Must Work Together To Address Climate Change – ISSER Building a very strong adaptive capacity to cope with climate change will require an integrated approach by all stakeholders – which includes the farmers and institutions, whether government or non-governmental, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Dr. Simon Bawakyillenuo, has said. According to him, unpacking the prevailing effects of climate change and how to strategically provide understanding of it and get farmers to adjust to it will require certain factors which are very critical but can be hindered if the approach…
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“NPP Administrations Noted For Innovative Policies In Cocoa Sector” – President Akufo-Addo
26 Sep

“NPP Administrations Noted For Innovative Policies In Cocoa Sector” – President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, say successive administrations of the New Patriotic Party have been noted for coming up with innovative policies and interventions in the cocoa sector. According to President Akufo-Addo, “from the eight years in office of that outstanding Ghanaian statesman, the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, to the three and half years of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, we have been noted for coming up with innovative policies and interventions in the sector.” Cocoa Pest and Disease Control (CODAPEC) and Hi-Tech (fertilizer), the President stated, were introduced under…
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Nana Addo, NPP Came To Rescue Ghanaian Farmers- Agogo Market Women
03 Sep

Nana Addo, NPP Came To Rescue Ghanaian Farmers- Agogo Market Women

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Market Queens and traders operating in Agogo and its surrounding communities have hailed the President,  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and his government for the massive interventions in the agricultural sector. The women, who are mostly into trading and export of foodstuffs to neighbouring countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast,  say the advent of the NPP administration has seen tremendously improvement in the once dormant agric sector,  resulting in improvement of their business. The Founder and Leader of the Agogo Plantain Producers and Exporters Association,  Nana Akosua Tawiah, who made these remarks during official inauguration…
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Farmer, 53, Commits Suicide After Killing Wife
03 Sep

Farmer, 53, Commits Suicide After Killing Wife

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Farmer, 53, Commits Suicide After Killing Wife A 53-year-old has committed suicide after shooting and killing his 50-year-old wife at Krakrom, near Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District in the Bono Region.   The man, Agya Yaw Simon, a farmer, reportedly lost his temper following a heated argument between him and his wife, Patricia Tuah, leading to him shooting her on their farm. Then, moments later, after realizing what he had done, he also took his life. The Bono Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the Daily Graphic,…
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