Ghana’s seed challenges reflect broader national issues, belief systems – Dr Azinu
Dr Amos Rutherford Azinu, Founder of Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC), has brought to light the nuanced complexity of Ghana’s seed challenges, attributing them to broader national issues and deeply ingrained belief systems.
He noted that the cou…
MOAP NW cost-shared policy saves women from planting ordeal
Madam Ayishatu Abdulai, a 45-year-old smallholder farmer at Samoa, a community in the Lambussie District, says she is relieved of the ordeal she used to go through in farming following her acquisition of a manual hand-held push planter.
Speaking in a…
Smallholder farmers hail market Oriented Agriculture Programme
Some women smallholder farmers in the Lambussie District say the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP NW) has had significant impact on their farming activities, economic transformation, and general improvement on their livelihoods.
They said …
Bono Regional PURC recovers GHS215,704.64 for utility providers in mid-year of 2024
The Bono Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has recovered revenue totaling GHS215,704.64 for utility companies within its operational area from January to June this year.
Additionally, the office facilitated tariff …
Eighty bags of rice destroyed at Akuse
Ms Elizabeth Odei, Chief Executive Officer of Lizzy Premium Ghana long grain perfume rice, has called on Mr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Agriculture, to support rice farmers at Akuse in the Eastern Region by purchasing electric or mechanical drye…
Stakeholders slam proposed cement price regulation bill as unconstitutional
Stakeholders in the construction ecosystem have cited constitutional anomalies in the proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) to regulate cement prices in the country.
The stakeholders, notably the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI) and the…
80 per cent of production costs linked to foreign exchange dynamics – Chamber of Cement Manufacturers
Mr. Frédéric Albrecht, the Chairman of the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers (COCMAG), says 80 per cent of the production costs of cement manufacturing are linked to the foreign exchange.
He said the importation of 80 per cent of the raw material used …
Prof Boohene advocates amendment of burdensome business regulatory regime
Professor Rosemond Aboagyewa Boohene, the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has urged policymakers to amend the existing regulatory regime for micro, small and medium enterprises (smes) to make it easier for businesses to thri…
