Tag Archives: Agric

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced roadblocks within the Ministries enclave ahead of the 2023 Farmers’ Day celebrations. The roadblocks which stretches from the Starlet 91 Road to the National Theatre traffic light, begins Monday November 27, 2023 and will end on Friday, December 1. The blocks …

A concerned member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ampem Antwi Bawua, has petitioned the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to restrain Chief of Agric Nzema, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, from voting in the upcoming ‘Super Delegates elections’ scheduled for August 26, this year. Although Chiefs are not supposed …

Deputy Ranking Member on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong, brought before Parliament to outline measures put in place by the government to manage the recent outbreak of anthrax in the country. Following the outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East …

Former Deputy General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen believes that President Akufo-Addo erred in appointing Bryan Acheampong as the Minister of Agriculture. He is of the view Bryan Acheampong would have made a lot of gains if he was appointed to the National Security Ministry considering his …

The Fumbisi Agriculture Senior High School in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region has been closed indefinitely over student rioting. Mr Moses Akaatey, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the district, who confirmed the closure to the Ghana News Agency, explained …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made new ministerial appointments. Kobina Tahiru Hammond has been appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, while Bryan Acheampong will now head the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Other appointments are Stephen Asamoah Boateng, for Ministry of Chieftaincy; Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister …

The first major reshuffle of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration is in the offing with speculations rife that the announcement could be made within the week. Within the New Patriotic Party and Ghanaians in general, there is an anxious wait for the changes president Akufo-Addo could introduce into his team for …

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has stepped down from his role as the Minister for Food and Agriculture, MyJoyonline reports. The report claims Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto officially notified President Akufo-Addo of his decision to resign on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Dr Afriyie Akoto’s resignation comes four days after Alan Kyerematen …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will from today, Friday, November 11, 2022, begin the retailing of food items at its premises to civil and local government workers. The Ministry explains that the move forms part of efforts to cushion Ghanaians and mitigate the impact of rising food prices. The …

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …