Mahama to launch School Agriculture Programme, requiring farms across all schools

[ad_1] President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will soon launch a national School Agriculture Programme, which will require all secondary schools and tertiary institutions to operate school farms.  He said the initiative will help students produce their own vegetables, livestock and poultry while strengthening national food security. Speaking during the 41st National Farmers’…

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EXIM Bank Inspects Coconut Farms Nationwide

[ad_1] Kwaku Boateng(1st, L) with other dignitaries from Ghana EXIM Bank   The Ghana EXIM Bank, in collaboration with the Office of the President under the Presidential Initiative on Agriculture and Agribusiness (PIAA), and the Coconut Federation Ghana, has undertaken a field inspection tour across 10 major coconut-growing regions. The regions inspected include Volta, Eastern,…

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Free SHS, school feeding boosted over NSS farms massive harvest

[ad_1] The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, is optimistic about addressing challenges related to feeding students at the basic and senior high school levels. According to the minister, the initiation of the National Service Scheme’s farming project is one of the most effective ways to ensure the sustainability of critical government programs, including the…

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