Tag: Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto
Nii Marmah Boye writes: The truth about food supply in Ghana
I always feel demoralized when I hear comments by politicians on the state of the food supply in my beloved country (Ghana).
On Thursday, 23...
SAPIP to supply combine harvesters to rice farmers
Mr Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, the National Programme Coordinator of the Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) says a contract has been awarded for...
Kwadaso supporters advised to rally behind PC to garner more support
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has called on NPP supporters in the Kwadaso Constituency to come together and rally behind...
Kwadaso, NPP’s one term one candidate constituency
Kwadaso constituency, located in the heart of the Kumasi Metropolitan area, is one of the strong pillars of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The...
COCOBOD develops high resistance hybrid seedlings
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is focusing on mitigating the cocoa swollen shoot disease in its research activities, Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu...
Agric Minister welcomes draft National Aflatoxins Policy
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture has endorsed the new draft National Policy on Aflatoxin Control in Food and Feed, describing...
Government to construct 200,000-capacity warehouse
Government is constructing 80 warehouses with the capacity to store up to 80,000 metric tonnes (MT) of food items, as part of deliberate steps...
AGRA supports farmers to mitigate impact of COVID-19
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has presented Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) worth GHC20,000 and seed money of GHC10,000 to the...
Ministers touts success rate of Planting for Food and Jobs programme
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, says the implementation of the Government’s flagship programme ‘Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)’...
Coconut Federation to take advantage of $15 billion coconut industry
The Coconut Federation of Ghana says it will take advantage of the various government initiatives to boost the export of the fruit.
The projected global...
MOFA pledges support for 24th Ghana International Trade Fair
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has pledged its support for the 24th Ghana International Trade Fair (GITF), which is scheduled for Tamale...
Morocco to support Ghana develop its agricultural sector
The Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana , Her Excellency Imane Ouaadil has reiterated the commitment of the government of Morocco to support Ghana develop its...
OCP foundation and MoFA launches the soil fertility map to address food security challenges...
In partnership with OCP Foundation, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), which oversees agricultural development in Ghana, has launched a project to develop...
PFJ’s success spreads across the country
The Citizen Watch Ghana, has described recent comments by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto that beneficiaries of PFJ were...
Parliament to pass TCDA Bill by December – Afriyie Akoto
The Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) Bill will be passed by Parliament to receive Presidential Assent by the end of this year, Dr Owusu...
Private sector role in quality input: A catalyst for Agric sector transformation
Agriculture in Ghana remains key to sustainable employment and food security as a result of the contribution of stakeholders, including the private sector actors.
The...
Ghana Government Must Be Coherent On GMO Policy
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) urgently calls on the government to be coherent in its policy on the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMO) into...
We Will Restore Ghanaian Farmers Status Again
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture (MOFA), has assured farmers that government would restore them to their former glory when farmers...
Agric Minister Say Ghana Doesn’t Need GMOs
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, (MOFA) Wednesday stated that Ghana does not need Genetically Modified foods because it can rely...
Ghana’s Agric Minister bows to anti GMO pressure
Ghana does not need genetically modified organism (GMO) to ensure food sufficiency and security, as the knowledge it has accumulated in the discovery of...
Minister Says Planting for Food and Jobs has been successful so far
Food and Agriculture Minister Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto on Tuesday told Parliament that the Government’s flagship agricultural programme “Planting for Food and Jobs” (PFJ)...
Breach of contract: Agriculture College graduates bare teeth at gov’t
Agriculture College graduates have expressed worry over the government’s failure to honour their part of contract in engaging them under the Youth Employment Agency...
9-Member CPC Governing Board Inducted
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has inaugurated a nine-member Governing Board for the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), with a charge...
Peasant Farmers hold sensitization workshop on draft Pastoral Policy Proposal
Ghana has over the last few years been battling with conflicts between herdsmen and crop farmers which sometimes result in fatalities on both sides....
MOFA advised to give a disclaimer on Rockstar
Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to issue with immediate effect, a disclaimer on...
Ghana-Iran Seek To Enhance Partnership
The Sixth session of Ghana-Iran Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) underway in Accra.
The two-day meeting seeks to enhance the levels of partnership and...
Cargill Retreats Commitment To Improve Cocoa Sector
Stakeholders in the cocoa industry have pledged their support to Cargill in its bid to adopt sustainable ways of improving the cocoa sector and...
Ministry Of Agriculture To Construct Warehouse In Each District
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said 1,000 metric tonne capacity warehouse would be constructed in each of the...
Nana Addo Pledges To Modernise Agriculture
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday launched the “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign, with a pledge to modernise agriculture and improve production...
Appointments Committee Did A poor Job Vetting Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) wishes to thank the Parliamentary Appointments Committee for raising our objections to the nomination of Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto...