By: Rexkin Ohene Boateng, Hello Fm Kumasi. Ghana marks a special and memorable day in the lives of their hardworking, tireless, and productive farmers as they celebrate 38th national farmers day. Farmers are indeed worth celebrating for their indelible contributions towards the development of this great country. The food we …
Read More »Cocoa farmers laud Rainforest Alliance on its livelihood program.
Some cocoa farmers in Waiwso Municipal, Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, Akontombra, Bodi and Juaboso districts all in the Western North Region have lauded the Rainforest Alliance for its additional livelihood program which according to the farmers have given them extra income. The farmers said they no longer depend only on cocoa …
Read More »Akyem Achiase: farmers grateful to gov’t for free seedlings under planting for export and rural development.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government through its flagship programme “planting for export and rural development has presented one hundred and twenty thousand (120, 000) palm nut seedlings to over one hundred farmers in the Achiase district of Eastern region. The district chief executive for Achiase district; Hon. Richmond Kofi …
Read More »Fix bad roads connecting farming communities ~ Cocoa farmers beg government
The Cocoa farmers in Ahafo Region has charged the government to fix deplorable roads leading to farming communities in order to make transport of raw farm produce to market centers much easier. The road network to some farming communities is in deplorable state especially during raining season. Speaking at the …
Read More »Cocoa Farmers Are Not Informed About The Management In The Cocoa Sector
Cocoa Farmers Are Not Informed About The Management In The Cocoa Sector – Mr Ackah. Project lead for Send Ghana, Nana Kwesi Barning Ackah has underscored the need for cocoa farmers to be aware of the activities that go on in the sector. He revealed that most cocoa farmers are …
Read More »High Cost Of Farm Inputs, Agrochemicals Will Affect Crop Yields In 2022 – Farmers
Crop Farmers, Cashew farmers at Kintampo North and South in the Bono East region, says the high cost of farm inputs will affect crop yields for the 2022 farming season, warning that there could be possible food shortages if government does not drastically subsidize inputs. According to the Kintampo South …
Read More »Afigya Kwabre South District: Farmers Laud President, Government For Their Consistent Support As They Receive Farm Inputs Subsidies
Afigya Kwabre South District Farmers praise President Akufo-Addo and NPP Government for their consistent support as they receive Farm inputs subsidies. Several farmers from various communities in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti region have thanked President Nana Akuffo-Addo and his government for their efforts to make agriculture …
Read More »E/R: Cocoa farmers demonstrate over farm land, call on government to save their cocoa farms.
Afranse Yaw Tano.(E/R). Aggrived cocoa farmers calls on government to save their Cocoa farms. Livelihoods of hundreds of cocoa farmers and residents of Afranse Yaw Tano in the West Akim district of the Eastern region has been threatened by cutting and grading down of their crops especially Cocoa farms for …
Read More »Farmers’ Day: Education Minister, DCE admonishes Farmers, Stool Lands Owners.
37th Farmers Day celebration: Minister for Education admonishes Farmers to make their Children’s education their priority. The Minister for Education and Member of Parliarment for Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum has urged gallant Ghanaian farmers to not only concentrate on their farming activities, though farming …
Read More »Legend Dr. Afriyie Akoto: 2021 Farmers’ Day launched in Accra to be held in Central Region
2021 Farmers’ Day launched in Accra…to be held in Central Region The Ministries of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (FAD) jointly launched the 37th edition of the National Farmers’ Day awards ceremony in Accra yesterday. To be held at a yet-to-be-determined venue in the Central Region …
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