MoFA

09 Feb

Agric Ministry Denies Entering Into Agreement To Import Pork From USA

wontumionlineBusinessMoFA, pork, VSD

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has denied publications that it has entered into an agreement with a third party for the importation of large quantities of pork from the United States. The Ministry in a statement explained that, the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the ministry rather requested from veterinary medical officers in the USA for certification for meat and poultry healthiness intended to be exported to Ghana. “MoFA categorically denies the validity of the allegation as it has not signed any such agreement with any party. For clarity, the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of MoFA has on…

06 Dec

Agric Minister Begins Tour of Northern Ghana

wontumionlineNewsDr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, MoFA

The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is currently touring northern Ghana. The visit, which is the last leg of the minister’s regional working tour embarked upon early this year, will take him to Upper West, Upper East, North East, Savannah and Northern regions. It follows the celebration of the Farmers Day celebration held in the Central Regional capital of Cape Coast on Friday, December 2, 2022. Accompanying the minister on his tour are national directors of the MoFA. Addressing a staff durbar and stakeholders at the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council in Wa on Monday,…