Tag Archives: FARMERS

Former President John Mahama says he made a mistake buying tractors for farmers when he was in office. “I realised some of the things that we did, we made mistakes, we imported tractors and agricultural equipment, and we gave it to farmers,” Mahama said at a Munich Security Conference. Adding …

Brace yourself to pay more for chicken this festive season because the Ghana Poultry Farmers Association is estimating an upward adjustment in the price of your favourite protein source. Poultry, initially selling at 55 Ghana cedis two weeks ago, now sells at 70 Ghana cedis on the market. However, this …

Three local farmers have been arrested in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region for eating suspected human meat. The suspects according to a Citinewsroom.com report sighted by GhanaWeb are said to have cooked the meat which they suspected to be that of a chimpanzee burnt by bushfire on their …

Former President John Mahama has commended Ghanaian farmers for their selfless efforts in feeding the nation and industries. This year’s National Farmers Day celebration was held in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua on Friday, December 2, 202 as well as across all 16 regions in the country. The events witnessed …

The Ashanti Regional Pig Famers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has once again announced an upward adjustment in prices of its products (Pork) from GHS18 to Ghs22 effective December 1, 2022 According to Philemon Kwabena Ampongsie, Ashanti regional Secretary of PFAG, the hike is as a result of high cost of …

The Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association has threatened to embark on a strike over continuous neglect by the government towards their welfare. According to the President of the Association, Stephen Anane Boateng, the Ghana COCOBOD has consistently failed to implement policies that will inure to their benefit, though they produce …

Uncompetitive cocoa prices on the international market is forcing cocoa farmers in gold-producing areas to sell farmlands for illegal mining activities, the Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has said. The situation is rather disturbing, given cocoa has been the main cash crop that has been the backbone of the economy. …

Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, says illegal mining activities in water bodies have compelled cocoa farmers to transport water from home to their various farms for use. This, he said, has led to a high cost of operations for cocoa farmers since they would …

The assembly members of Wenchi municipality in the Bono region have accused the police officers in the area of forcibly collecting bush meat from the farmers as a bribe on the roads. At a council meeting held on Tuesday, an assembly member reported that on market days, some policemen harass …

Hundreds of Farmers in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region have hailed  the Chief of Ejura Traditional Area, Barima Osei Hwedie II, for successfully halting destructive  invasion of Normadic herdsmen in the area. The farmers say, the move by the chief to stop all cattle herdsmen from working in the area …