The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has rolled out a comprehensive programme to assist senior high schools that are interested in farming. Interested schools will benefit from a partial grant, including supplies of inputs such as improved seeds and fertilizer. “We want to give every senior high school in Ghana that is willing to do […]
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Implementation of PFJ2.0: Farmers registration begins today
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has begun registering interested farmers under Phase Two of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, codenamed PFJ2.0, in all 261 districts across the country. Advertisement The registration exercise requires interested farmers and institutions or companies to visit their district agricultural directorate where extension officers will assist them […]
Make arable land available to farmers for PFJ 2 – Agric Minister appeals to traditional authorities
Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has appealed to traditional authorities to make parcels of land available to interested farmers to ensure the successful Planting for Food and Jobs Phase Two II (PFJ 2.0) programme. The success of the PFJ 2.0, he said, would hinge largely on access to tracts of arable lands as […]
“Planting for Food and Jobs achieving considerable successes” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government’s programme for the revival of Ghanaian agriculture, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, is achieving considerable successes within the three years of its implementation. Describing the programme as “a household catch phrase”, President Akufo-Addo stated that it has brought in its wake a bumper harvest […]