Founding Members of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region have denied media reports that they have endorsed the candidature of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto in the party’s flagbearer race. According to them, the reports are untrue and should be disregarded by the party faithful. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 8, […]
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Work hard to avert food crisis – Otumfuo charges Agric Minister
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has tasked the Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to do everything within his power to save Ghana from threats of food crisis in the midst of COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukrainian war. The King observed that the country, more than ever, would need the Minister and […]
Govt restricts maize, soya beans exports: Policy to ensure food security
The government has restricted the export from the country of maize and soya beans, two important commodities in the poultry sub-sector. It is part of measures to ensure food security and increase local poultry and livestock production. Subsequently, the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) has stopped issuing phytosanitary certificates for the export of […]
Rwanda: African leaders move to revolutionize Agriculture
African leaders have initiated measures that will empower food crop, fish and livestock farmers across the continent, in move aimed at revolutionizing the Agriculture sector. The leaders who made the declaration to support the farmers were unanimous in their belief and conviction that Agriculture plays a very cardinal role in the economies of the various nations. […]