Tag Archives: FARMERS

The Chiefs and the people of Mankrong, a farming community at Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region are protesting the destruction of a total of 40 acres of crops in the community by armed men wearing “the Eye” T- shirts who alleged to be working with an influential traditional leader …

Gunmen have kidnapped 22 farmers from their fields just outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja, local police said Friday, in the latest wave of mass abductions in the country. Heavily-armed criminals known locally as bandits frequently attack rural areas with poor security in the northwest and central regions, but mass kidnappings are …

Cocoa farmers around Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region now use a makeshift wooden bridge and walk for about 7 kilometers just to avoid using the Tano River, where Ivorian rebels attack them for their produce. TV3 in February 2021 carried a story in which they complained about …

Some aggrieved farmers within the Ahafo South Mine enclave of the Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) in the Ahafo Region have besieged the premises of the Sunyani High Court amidst tight Police presence. Numbering more than 100, the visibly angry farmers, clad in red headgears and armbands were at the …

Several farmers in Bompata, Asankare and Adansi in the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region, say they have lost their source of livelihood after a private developer claiming ownership to their farmlands destroyed several acres of their cocoa farms and other crops. The affected farmers who have dragged …

Farmers have been advised to plant more trees on their farms to prevent erosion and keep the soil fertilized. Mr Philip Atiim, Project Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), said planting of trees and engaging in mixed farming improved productivity and helped in climate change adaptation. He gave the advice …

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has warned that food prices may continue to soar if government does not intervene. According to the latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service, food inflation recorded a rate of 22.4% in March 2022, compared to 17.4% in February 2022. According to the association, despite the …

The decomposing body of a farmer has been discovered in bizarre circumstances in a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey-no.2 in the Assin South District of the Central. The deceased has been identified as Kofi Koranteng popularly known as Agenda who hails from Larteh in the Eastern but until his death …

As part of the Community Engagement strategy, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare and his team, on the third day of his visit to the Ashanti Region, engaged community members of Kwaafokrom, a cocoa farming community, about 5 kilometres from Mabang. At the time of his …

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has hinted of plans to introduce mini farm trucks to cocoa farmers to aid the carting of essential farm inputs between farms and the communities. The initiative is part of efforts by the Ghanaian cocoa sector regulator to mechanize some farm activities towards making cocoa farming …