Agriculture and Labour
7th November, 2010
The management of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) will today, begin an intensive training in Koforidua for supervisors and workers under the Road Maintenance Module for the start of the ...
5th November, 2010
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi, has commended Accra Brewery Limited for consistently supporting the National Farmers’ Day celebration over the years.
The commendation was ...
5th November, 2010
Eight hundred and four rice farmers from four districts in the Volta Region, have been tasked to produce about 10,000 tonnes of rice this farming season.
The farmers selected from Hohoe, Kpando, ...
2nd November, 2010
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Ghana Trades Union congress is advocating strongly for a constitutional provision on the right to food for all Ghanaians.
It said “food is ...
2nd November, 2010
The Forestry Commission has begun moves to upgrade the country’s chainsaw operators to artisanal millers with the sole task of providing the domestic market with legal lumber.
Although chainsaw ...
25th October, 2010
The employment target of the Youth in Road Maintenance and Repair Module of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) has been increased from the initial 10,000 to 50,000 as the module gets set ...
22nd October, 2010
Theobroma cacao, simply called cocoa has been described as the \"food of the gods\" because there is growing evidence of the immense health benefits humans derive in its consumption and the pivotal ...
19th October, 2010
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made an input into the government’s Budget Statement and Economic Policies for 2011, calling for employment creation, effective management of the oil revenue, ...
11th October, 2010
Farmers have been advised to adhere strictly to the six-day period which allows cocoa beans to ferment properly.
Nana Kwesi Ofori, Central Regional Chief Cocoa Farmer, who made the call, said wrong ...
11th October, 2010
The European Union (EU) has started a two million euro Jatropha project in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region.
The five – year project, to engage more than 100 farmers, is designed ...
30th September, 2010
COCOA Abrabopa Association farmers continue to receive premium pricing on their certified cocoa beans, Issah Mustafa, chairman of the council of the association, has said.
He said the association ...
24th September, 2010
THE Ghana Employers Association (GEA) has asked employers and organised labour to respect decisions of the National Labour Commission (NLC) on industrial disputes in order to promote harmony in the ...
18th September, 2010
More than 10,000 workers in the food and beverages sub-sector are likely to be laid off if smuggling activities continue unchecked in the country, says Desmond Sackey, General Secretary of the ...
16th September, 2010
The National Planning Committee of the National Farmers Day, which is slated for December 3, at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region, has held a meeting with the Regional Committee ...
4th September, 2010
Farmers’ attitude has largely accounted for the collapse of the cotton industry in the North, Mr. Aviram Tal General Manager of Dizengoff Ghana Limited has said.
He said governments in the past ...
31st August, 2010
The 2009 National Best Farmer, Mr. Davies Narh Korbie, and his spouse have left Accra to attend the Bangalore International Agricultural Show in India, under a sponsorship package provided by SIC ...
30th August, 2010
Ghana is facing a serious challenge in producing the required quantity of fish for local consumption.
Although the country’s annual total requirement is estimated at 880,000 tonnes, only 420,000 ...
26th August, 2010
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture has urged government to give equal attention to cashew farmers in the country, just as is being done for the cocoa sector over the years. ...
24th August, 2010
Fishermen at Nyiresia, near Sekondi, made a profit of GHC38,899, from the sale of their allocation of premix fuel, with which they had purchased building materials and fishing equipment for the ...
20th August, 2010
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kwesi Ahwoi, has stated that the government has set aside GH¢15 million to support Cocoa Farmers Housing and Social Security schemes in the country.
He said ...