[ad_1] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun transforming Ghana’s school feeding system with the introduction of fortified rice, a move expected to improve the nutrition of students while boosting livelihoods for local farmers. The initiative, currently being piloted in seven regions, is designed to test the feasibility and economic benefits of scaling…
[ad_1] A farmer who defrauded a tailor of $9,000 under the pretext of securing him a United States of America visa but failed has been sentenced to a day’s imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Dominic Ampea is to pay a fine of GHC3,600 in default serve 18 months imprisonment. The court ordered Ampea to…
[ad_1] The Circuit court in Yendi in the Northern Region has sentenced a 45-year-old farmer to 5 years imprisonment for threatening to kill the District Chief Executive for Chereponi contrary to section 75 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29. According to the prosecutor, D/C/Inspector Nicodemus York, on November 20, the accused Abubakari Numburu,…
[ad_1] The Executive Director of the indigenous food production company, Agricwealth Ghana, Evans Kyere Mensah, has been adjudged the Best Cassava Farmer in the Mampong District. This recognition is the result of years of hard work, reflecting his exploits in Ghana’s agricultural sector. A certificate of merit, signed by the Minister for Food and Agriculture,…
[ad_1] Fifty-seven-year-old Charity Akortia, a mixed farmer from the Agona West District of the Central Region has been adjudged best farmer at the 39th National Farmers’ Day celebrations. Madam Akortia took home GH₵1 million sponsored by the Agriculture Development Bank, along with other prizes. The first runner-up, Theophilus Ezenrane Ackah from Jomoro in the Western…
[ad_1] In a remarkable display of commitment to agricultural development, Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, the 2022 National Best Farmer, has realised a transformative vision by establishing the Siriboe Institute of Agribusiness and Skills Development. On November 28, 2023, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia officially inaugurated the institute located in Juaben in the Ashanti Region. The state-of-the-art…
[ad_1] The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC has announced one million cedis ultimate prize for the 2023 National Best Farmer. The amount forms part of a broader headline sponsorship package from the bank for the 39th National Farmers’ Day celebrations. The Deputy Managing Director, Eno Ofori-Atta, made the announcement at a short event at the…
[ad_1] The 2022 National Best Farmer, Oheneba Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe I, who is also the Akyimpimhene of the Juaben Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, is set to establish an agribusiness school on his farm in the Ashanti Region. The establishment of the school is part of his efforts to reposition the role of…
