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Akufo-Addo’s ‘planting for food & jobs’ programme gets $120M boost

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  • say it loud 7 years ago

    Good news for our youth.

  • Dr 7 years ago

    Does improved seedsean genetically modified. Pls this story and the writer is weak... Vivid details for a story like this.. Tooo shallow...
    Any info on distribution.. Is it to land size or rurapl faers get more for set up... ...
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  • Dr 7 years ago

    Rural farms...

  • zantoda 7 years ago

    please do something with all the irrigation projects in the country, you will be able to produce enough food and generate work!!!!is this Rocket science?!!!!

  • Antu Timothy 7 years ago

    Good news. Hoping to be an extension officer soon!

  • inercycl 7 years ago

    Focus should be the acquisition of land,then infrastructure in these farm lands notably access roads, power, irrigation.We will get the necessary investment with little effort if these measures are put in place.Over the years ...
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  • Daniel 7 years ago

    We those in the Agricultural sector are ready to work but i hope Government will provide logistics for technical backstoping. As at now only few Agricultural Extension Agents (A.E.A's) within the Department of Agriculture hav ...
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  • Alex 7 years ago

    We are grateful for the support from Canadian government. Good policies will always attract support from well-meaning international support,

  • Africa King of powers 7 years ago

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  • Mensa 7 years ago

    KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB NANA

  • Tim Kaba 7 years ago

    Use part of the funds to support research and devt in the agric sector. Failure to do this will be dire for whatever outcome were aim for

  • kwabena 7 years ago

    very good news,it should be practically demonstrated and not workshops for consultants.our target are serious farmers

  • Obibini 7 years ago

    This picture is an insult to the whole nation of Ghana. Watering corn field with a hand held container.

  • C.K, Ministry of Food and Agric, Accr 7 years ago

    This support should have started somewhere last year but due to the fact that it was election year the Canadian government decided to defer it to this year. My minister should have acknowledged the efforts put in by the previ ...
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  • KY 7 years ago

    shut up !! you good for nothing blind follower of incompetent NDC

  • Kofi. 7 years ago

    Shut up if it was your party which initiated this policy, the Canadian government refused to release the money because it will vanish

  • Osei Mensah 7 years ago

    I am very sure that this is what patapaa corrupt old fool akuffo addo will be doing for four years. "Oni botay3 biara wo naniso. De3 wonim ne mansotwe". Ghanaians are waiting for him. They will want to hear what this corrupt ...
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  • Terror 7 years ago

    Before you shout good news think about this.What type of fertiliser are they bringing?What type of seeds are they?GMOs.Think critically before we get our asses back to neocolonialism if you understand what I mean

  • francis 7 years ago

    That's the sign of good things to come from the best brains Ghana missed for eight years. When was the last time Ghana received a grant. Confidence is now restored with the return of npp govt hence the grant. Corrupt NDC , ar ...
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  • Kwasi. 7 years ago

    Please my only advice to the minister is he should form a very strict monitoring and evaluation team to always make sure this project is successfully carried out at the district and municipal levels else some of our selfish, ...
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  • Peace for Africa 7 years ago

    Hope the seeds are not gen manupulated,because no Europian country will like to buy. They value our biological products,since they are grown on natural basis. All we need are mechanical equipments to substitute our catlass es ...
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  • Charles Buabeng 7 years ago

    NDC u think Ghana belong to you?the founder of the party is even quite.Shameful people who have your time few weeks in opposition you're broke

  • Nathan 7 years ago

    Pls use some of that money for the one village one dam project.

  • Dr 7 years ago

    Rural farms...

  • Jakpa 7 years ago

    good to hear that,but they should be careful of those who are going to take charge, no more that SADA program, we beg.

  • Nesta 7 years ago

    Don't poison the atmosphere if you don't have sufficient knowledge of the issues. We have been farming in this country all these years using both hybrid and local seeds. We use fertilisers too in this country. Why are you now ...
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