Ministry of Food and Agriculture Archives

27 Nov

2023 Farmers Day: Agric Ministry Announces Closure Of These Roads

Wontumi1Business2023 Farmers Day, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced a five-day roadblock within the Ministries enclave as part of the 2023 Farmers’ Day celebrations. The road closure is to make way for a five-day Agricultural fair ahead of the grand farmers day durbar on Friday, December 1, 2023. Dubbed Agrifest Ghana 2023, it is a fisheries and Agric event which will take place between Monday, November 26 to Friday, December 1, to boost the annual celebration. The affected roads will be the section from the Starlet 91 Road to the National Theatre traffic light, the Ridge Roundabout through the Principal Streets of Parliament House,…

Ageing Farmer Population Worrying – MoFA

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A recent study by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has shown youth representation in agriculture and farming is less than five percent of the population. The study, according to the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture (Crops), Yaw Frimpong Addo, revealed that 95 percent of farmers in all districts across the country are between the ages of 55-65 years. Speaking to the B&FT at the maiden Agricultural Innovation for Africa (AIA) Conference hosted by the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in Accra, the minister described the situation as worrying. “This age population of 55-65 years should have been nearing…

I Have Two Motor Tricycles, Plot Of Land Thanks To PFJ- 32 Year Old Rahinatu Karim

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Many more Ghanaians across the length and breadth of the country continue to narrate success stories of how the Government's flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme, initiated by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 2017, has had socio-economic impact on their lives. The latest to tell her story is 32 year old Rahinatu Karim, a rice farmer at Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Rahinatu Karim says she enrolled onto the Planting for Food and Jobs programme in 2017, after being infomed by the Municipal Directorate of Agriculture. The rest, according to her,…