Planting for Food and Jobs Archives

13 Mar

Kenkey Prices Have Dropped Due To Planting For Food And Jobs Programme – Agric Minister

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Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has attributed a significant decrease in kenkey prices to an abundance of maize in the market, a result of the successful implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dr. Acheampong noted a general reduction in kenkey prices nationwide, with some areas reporting an average price of 2 cedis. While acknowledging variations, he mentioned the possibility of finding kenkey priced between 2 and 5 cedis. He highlighted the surplus of maize in the market as a contributing factor to the decrease in kenkey…

27 Oct

Second Phase Of PFJ To Attract Investments Into Agriculture- Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the completion of the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme will raise awareness about the potential of Ghana's agriculture and attract the necessary investments. According to him, this when achieved, will enhance food security and economic growth. Speaking at the presidential roundtable discussion with development partners on the PFJ, President Akufo-Addo assured investors of creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. He said, “I am firmly convinced that the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme will raise awareness about the potential of Ghana’s agriculture and…

31 Aug

GAWU Criticises Phase Two Of Govt’s Planting For Food & Jobs

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The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has criticized government’s second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme which seeks to provide jobs to more than 1.2 million farmers. This follows the launch of the second phase of the programme on Monday which also announced an annual average of 210,000 new farm-related jobs which will exclude other jobs along the agricultural value chains estimated at an annual average of 420,000 over the same period. According to the Union, government quest to increase jobs within the agricultural sector is unrealistic as the first phase of the programme launched in…

28 Aug

President Akufo-Addo Launches Phase II Of Planting For Food And Jobs Programme

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th August 2023, launched Phase Two of Government’s flagship programme on agriculture, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, at the University for Development Studies, in Tamale. Targeted at building on the successes of the initial programme, the second phase of the programme is a five-year master plan for the transformation of agriculture in Ghana with focus on modernisation through the development of a selected commodity value chain and active private sector participation. Speaking at the launch, President Akufo-Addo stated that the second phase, by design, “takes a holistic view and…

21 Aug

Study Reveals Disappointing 20.13% Women Participation In PFJ

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Although women’s contribution to the agricultural sector remains crucial, only 20.13 percent of them actively participated in government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative, says a study by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG). Presenting findings of the study, titled ‘Assessment of women’s participation in the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme’, during a stakeholder workshop focused on the role of women in the new Planting for Food and Jobs Programme held in Accra, the Head of Programmes-PFAG, Bismark Owusu Nortey, pointed out that the lowest level of women’s participation in the programme was recorded in the Eastern,…

01 Aug

Planting For Food And Jobs Have Increased Food Security In Ghana – Ofori-Atta

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The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has touted the achievements of the Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative. Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural Campaign of the Government, with five implementation modules. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget in Parliament on Monday, July 31, the Finance Minister said that the initiative has brought substantial improvements in Ghana’s agriculture sector. “This has resulted in increased food security, employment along agricultural value chains, and accessibility of raw materials for developing industries. “The programme has directly contributed to increased crop yields for major food staples such as maize, rice, and soya by…

26 May

Agric CSOs Call For Audit Of ‘Planting For Food And Jobs’ Policy

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Key agriculture sector stakeholders – including the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the Chamber of Fertiliser Ghana – are calling for comprehensive audits to be conducted into government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ (PFJ) subsidy policy. The advocacy, according to the civil society organisations (CSOs), has become necessary after it was discovered that the agriculture flagship programme was plagued with several shortcomings – which intensified particularly during the 2021 and last year’s planting seasons. An assessment carried out by PFAG on the 2022 PFJ implementation year established issues that dented the PFJ’s implementation reputation…