Youth must change perception about agric – Sakara

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Zoobie-Zoobie 9 years ago

Not much!!!

Not much!!!
GHANA 9 years ago

YOU WILL RULE GHANA ONEDAY

YOU WILL RULE GHANA ONEDAY
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 9 years ago

ALL FARMERS IN GH MUST BE GIVEN FREE LAND, FREE TRACTORS, FREE SEEDS, FREE RESIDENCE AS INCENTIVES TO AID, PROMOTE FARMING. THEY MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF THE CEDI VALUE OF WAT THE GOVT
GIVES THEM. THE CASH REVENUE FROM ...
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ALL FARMERS IN GH MUST BE GIVEN FREE LAND, FREE TRACTORS, FREE SEEDS, FREE RESIDENCE AS INCENTIVES TO AID, PROMOTE FARMING. THEY MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF THE CEDI VALUE OF WAT THE GOVT
GIVES THEM. THE CASH REVENUE FROM THEIR PRODUCE WILL GO TO SETTLE THE DEBTS.
AMPABENG 9 years ago

AFTER THE FORCEFUL END OF Dr.NKRUMAH'S GOVT, NO REGIEM HAS HELPED FARMING INDUSTRY. THEY RATHER DISCOURAGE FARMERS. FARMERS ARE FORCED TO BE POORER AND POORER. THEY ARE THE MOST CHEATED AND MOST IGNORED CITIZENS OF GHANA + TH ...
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AFTER THE FORCEFUL END OF Dr.NKRUMAH'S GOVT, NO REGIEM HAS HELPED FARMING INDUSTRY. THEY RATHER DISCOURAGE FARMERS. FARMERS ARE FORCED TO BE POORER AND POORER. THEY ARE THE MOST CHEATED AND MOST IGNORED CITIZENS OF GHANA + THEIR NEED IS NEVER MET. THE GOVERNMENT MUST SEE TO THAT UNWANTED ATTITUDE.WE SHPOULD NOT ENCOURAGE BUYING AND SELLING BUT FARMING.IT'S MOST STUPID THAT A FERTILE LAND LIKE GHANA IMPORTS FOOD FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
The Mask 9 years ago

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at least 12 Akyem districts which make up more than half the population on the region ...
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The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at least 12 Akyem districts which make up more than half the population on the region. The GDP and GNI of these Akyem districts are very high. They stem from:

Gold mining
Diamond mining
Cocoa
Oil Palm (the largest in West Africa)
Timber
Software development
etc

The money supply and capital in the at least 12 Akyem districts are wholly inadequate. BOG must remove impediments to the setting up of rural banks in these districts and encourage ADB and GCB to open branches in these districts.

The government must further ensure that wholly owned Ghanaian banks, including rural banks, get at least 80% of the banking revenue.
Kweku 9 years ago

No disputes that agriculture is good for economic growth, employment, food security, and so on. However, the issue we have in Ghana is not some learned politicians telling us the importance of agric, its about what can be don ...
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No disputes that agriculture is good for economic growth, employment, food security, and so on. However, the issue we have in Ghana is not some learned politicians telling us the importance of agric, its about what can be done to make these importance become reality for the nation.

Unfortunately, this forum that was meant to tackle systemic and other external issues hindering agric in Ghana and how current agric policies address those issues were left out.

I'm not agric expert or economist but what I can say by common sense is that, decisive efforts must be made through proper ways to deal with the issues. We cannot push our youth to agric while we still face;

1. Land reform issues. We seem to have land but the improper land management, chieftancy issues, litigation, etc. are depressive area in agric. What land reform legislative instrument or policy is promoting agric in Ghana?

2. Over the period, agric products that emphasis on 'white man's export food' as to help win comparative advantages has turned to be complete disadvantage to Ghana. Comparatively, if we had invested our resources in other alternatives, what has been the cost incurred for this continuous primitive agric we have currently? How could we spend our resources on agric commodities that put food on white man's table and empty bowls on our own tables. Products llke cocoa, coffee, etc we do not control prices because all countries producing are poor and therefore cannot even strategically form cartels to push prices up. More so, no concerted efforts to process locally to add value, or store to 'interfere' with DD&SS in order to control prices in our favour? When can we make gains whiles we anxiously serve white man with our resources without reciprocal gains. In international geography, consumers of our agric exports are the main beneficiaries of our land, labour, capital, etc. Technically, the white man is using Ghana as their farm for cheap products because their comparative natural conditions cannot produce those cocoa, coffee, etc wasting our resources. If they could produce those items in their countries they would by now exporting cocoa, coffee, etc to us. Why don't we even think of exporting the product like rice, wheat, etc in case the don't buy or give us cheap prices we then can eat them at home instead of importing them? Where are the book longs? How could we put food on some peoples, tables and go hungry here?

3. With better technology, we need smaller percentage of our resources in agric. We cannot push our youth to be labourers for producing white man's food. White man's children don't farm to feed Ghana, they go to school. Let our youth acquire education that would empower them to improve our technology for long term diversification of Ghana from production of primary products to sophisticated goods as white children do. We have future, Bill Gates, facebook, Warrens, etc here who should not as their fathers did farm cocoa and live like puppets for some people.

4. The few farmers we have currently can with proper financial supports do better. Where is the money? Agric banks are helping Mokola people import rice, cooking oil, chicken feet, etc. isn't it? The banks need guarantees for returns of their money because structures for agric in Ghana make that area risky investment. When government steps in too the same Abu Sakara & co politicians would chop the money to thwart efforts without planning.

6. Where are the agric support services? Veterinaries, storage or industrial freezers, transportation, marketing, processing centres, oh my God. Should they produce the raw materials to rot before we say bumper harvest? Current food market standing at $313bn to $1tn, do we think some black magic, Okomfo Anokye, prayers, etc would catch the money from the skies? Oh my God!

7. I'm angry to continue!
Allottey 9 years ago

THESE so called leaders are just joking. They are taking the whole country for a ride. Youth should do agriculture. Where are the resources?
Eg Land. Any lands for hire?
Any loans to motivate the youth
When are we going to ...
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THESE so called leaders are just joking. They are taking the whole country for a ride. Youth should do agriculture. Where are the resources?
Eg Land. Any lands for hire?
Any loans to motivate the youth
When are we going to get serious?
What are the functions of the ministry of Agriculture.
DADZIE 9 years ago

Minister for Agriculture should get serious and stop waiting for people to tell him his job. We need land to farm and establish poultry farms. We need preservation resources. We need loans

Minister for Agriculture should get serious and stop waiting for people to tell him his job. We need land to farm and establish poultry farms. We need preservation resources. We need loans
Paa Frank 9 years ago

We'll said. You may ask further - where are the access roads to the farming areas and how do we get the farm products from the farms to the markets. The whole system needs rebuilt from the ground up with built-accountability.

We'll said. You may ask further - where are the access roads to the farming areas and how do we get the farm products from the farms to the markets. The whole system needs rebuilt from the ground up with built-accountability.
Conventional Youth 9 years ago

Pleas Preach on Kweku.

Pleas Preach on Kweku.
Yaa Nkosuo 9 years ago

You have said it all in your comment but your 4th point says it all!!!
That shouldn't deter anyone going into it agriculture nonetheless.

You have said it all in your comment but your 4th point says it all!!!
That shouldn't deter anyone going into it agriculture nonetheless.
Nicholas Aidoo 9 years ago

Hhhmmm poor African leadership-Politricians. We only vote for people just for the sake of voting, so subjectively our politicians have no real sense of our needs but for their parochial interests.

Hhhmmm poor African leadership-Politricians. We only vote for people just for the sake of voting, so subjectively our politicians have no real sense of our needs but for their parochial interests.
GHANA 9 years ago

HMMMMMMMM

HMMMMMMMM
ZIGZAG 9 years ago

HATS OFF MAN

HATS OFF MAN
Gary 9 years ago

How do you expect the youth to farm when their parents didn't make any money from it. Yes they are farmers children from the villages but they don't want to struggle like their parents did.

How do you expect the youth to farm when their parents didn't make any money from it. Yes they are farmers children from the villages but they don't want to struggle like their parents did.
kwame nti 9 years ago

leader ship by example lets see you in action\

leader ship by example lets see you in action\
TT 9 years ago

BETTER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SIR NOT THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. THESE LEADERS NEED TO TALK THE WORK NOT JUST TALK THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAVE LESS THAN 3YRS AND YET KEEP PROMISING NEW PROJECTS WITHOUT CO ...
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BETTER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SIR NOT THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. THESE LEADERS NEED TO TALK THE WORK NOT JUST TALK THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAVE LESS THAN 3YRS AND YET KEEP PROMISING NEW PROJECTS WITHOUT COMPLEING THE OLD ONES WHICH PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T FINISH.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 9 years ago

POLICY INTERVENTION IN GHANA
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GHANA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH= COUNCIL
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DECENTRALISATION POLICY EMBARK IN ALL
8 REGIONS FOR THE YOUTH
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POLICY INTERVENTION IN GHANA
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GHANA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH= COUNCIL
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DECENTRALISATION POLICY EMBARK IN ALL
8 REGIONS FOR THE YOUTH
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI ( WWW.CUSTOMERMETRO.COM
WWW.VOICEOAFRIKA.ORG.UK

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MONSANTO IS A KILLA 9 years ago

No to gmo's and no to gmo prostitutes. How many should die or suffer from deadly diseases before you say no to Gmo's, Shakara?

No to gmo's and no to gmo prostitutes. How many should die or suffer from deadly diseases before you say no to Gmo's, Shakara?
CHECKA 9 years ago

AGRICULTURE IS MORE THAN JUST GMO SOME OF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS AND YOU MAKE YOUR WHOLE PARTY AGENDA ANTI-GMO. YOUR PARTY ASSESTS HAVE BEEN SIEZED AND ALL YO DO IS TALK BUT YOU HAVE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY TO DO ANTI ...
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AGRICULTURE IS MORE THAN JUST GMO SOME OF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS AND YOU MAKE YOUR WHOLE PARTY AGENDA ANTI-GMO. YOUR PARTY ASSESTS HAVE BEEN SIEZED AND ALL YO DO IS TALK BUT YOU HAVE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY TO DO ANTI-GMO DEMONSTRATION FUNDED BY FOREIGNERS THROUGH NGO'S. SOLI FOR ANIT-GMO DEMONSTRATION? SO WHO ARE PROSTITUTES? WHAT POSITIVE THING ARE YOU DOING FOR CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE WHICH IS 99.999% OF AGRICULTURE IN GHANA? WITH ALL OF ITS PROBLEMS OF WOMEN CARRYING LOADS ON THEIR HEADS FOR YOU TO CHOP WHY HAVE YOU NEVER DEMONSTRATED FOR ALL DCE'S TO BUILD FARM TRACK ROADS SO WE CAN SAVE AND USE 30% OF THE WASTED HARVEST? GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT? IF YOU ARE REALLY AND GENUINELY AGAINST MONOPOLIIES BY TRANSATIONAL CORPORATIONS LIKE MONSANTO THEN LET ME TEST YOU. BOYCOTT BREAD, KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, ALL PASTRIES, AND ANY IMPORTED MEATS OR LOCAL MEATS FED ON IMPORTED ANIMAL FEED. IF YOU DON'T WNAT CHEMICALS INCLUDE ALL THE CHICKENS PRODUCED LOCALLY BUT WITH ADDITIVES IN THEIR FEED. SECOND DON'T BE HYPROCRITICAL AND STOP ONLY AT AGRICULTURE. TRANSNATIONAL COORPORATIONS ALSO MANUFATURED AND EXPORT ALL THE CARS. SO NO MORE RIDES IN TOYOTA OR ANY OTHER JUST BUY KANTANKA!! HYPOCRISY IS KILLING OUR COUNTRY AND NOW THE YOUTH ARE JOINING IN IT. LETS HAVE MORE ANALYSIS AND LESS INSULT AND CHEAP DISGUISED OPPO TALK111 LESS BLIND SUPPORT FOR HIDDEN AGENDA'S AND PEOPLE THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW AND ISSUES THEY DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND
Evans dankwA 9 years ago

i am with mr. sakara ghana youths need to change their attitude when it come to agriculture because most ghanians underestimate the importance of been a farmer

i am with mr. sakara ghana youths need to change their attitude when it come to agriculture because most ghanians underestimate the importance of been a farmer
ZIGZAG 9 years ago

IF ONLY CPP CAN SEE THIS. ALAS THEY WILL REMAIN IN OPPOSITION FOREVER DUE TO SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS.

IF ONLY CPP CAN SEE THIS. ALAS THEY WILL REMAIN IN OPPOSITION FOREVER DUE TO SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS.
ATIA 9 years ago

IT IS GOOD IDEA ,BUT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD THINK OF INDUSTRIALIZATION - I MEAN " SECONDLY PRODUCTION " AND PUT MORE VALUE INTO OUR RAW MATERIALS. USA WILL NEVER EXPORT HER RAW MATERIALS JUST LIKE THAT . THEY WILL TURN IT ...
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IT IS GOOD IDEA ,BUT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD THINK OF INDUSTRIALIZATION - I MEAN " SECONDLY PRODUCTION " AND PUT MORE VALUE INTO OUR RAW MATERIALS. USA WILL NEVER EXPORT HER RAW MATERIALS JUST LIKE THAT . THEY WILL TURN IT INTO FINISH PRODUCTS AND CREATE MORE EMPLOYMENTS . SINCE INDEPENDENCE, GHANA HAD BEEN EXPORTING TIMBER /COCOA IN A RAW FORM , WHY ?????? GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO ALLOW SOLAR PANEL TO BE IMPORTED FREE WITHOUT PAYING ANY TAX "TONY YEBOAH IS BEST EXAMPLE " GO TO HIS HOUSE AND SEE -- AND THIS WILL SOLVE OUR ELECTRICITY PROBLEM -IT IS CHEAPER , LEBANON / ISRAEL ARE DOING THE SAME .EVEN IN GHANA WE HAVE MORE SOLAR OR SUN ENERGY THAN THEM SO THAT THE PRESSURE ON AKOSOMBO DAM WOULD BE LESS. AND STOP THE TALKING AND UNNECESSARY PROPAGANDA ---- COMMON SENSE !!!!!
Ibrahim Adam 9 years ago

Ghana economy is the hands of the youth in a since that we are strong enough and can be able to used the strength our parent was haven to manage the country economy especially A.GRICULTURE and work as a team for the bettermen ...
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Ghana economy is the hands of the youth in a since that we are strong enough and can be able to used the strength our parent was haven to manage the country economy especially A.GRICULTURE and work as a team for the betterment of Ghana
In that Ghanaians should try as much as possible to think and choose a candidate who will transform the country economy in 2016 election
Ibrahim Adam 9 years ago

Ghana economy is the hands of the youth in a since that we are strong enough and can be able to used the strength our parent was haven to manage the country economy especially AGRICULTURE and work as a team for the betterment ...
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Ghana economy is the hands of the youth in a since that we are strong enough and can be able to used the strength our parent was haven to manage the country economy especially AGRICULTURE and work as a team for the betterment of Ghana
In that Ghanaians should try as much as possible to think and choose a candidate who will transform the country economy in 2016 election
mr amin 9 years ago

Bad leaders. how do u expect the youth to go to agric whiles most farmers are very poor. n farming in ghana is back breaking n the revenue they get loses value with the cedi fall. so am xaying that nothing will work well in ...
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Bad leaders. how do u expect the youth to go to agric whiles most farmers are very poor. n farming in ghana is back breaking n the revenue they get loses value with the cedi fall. so am xaying that nothing will work well in this country. the high demand for dollers is coursed by govts. why charge or index import duties in dollers???? why noi fix in cedis permenently? we are the course of woes .no most ghanians are changing their cedis in to dollers further creating shortage of dollers to further depreciate the cedi. there should be a sencetization program to sencetize the public about the effect of that.. we should save the cedi value before it fall with us.
Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 9 years ago

MAHAMA DONT CARE FOR GHANIANS,HE ONLY KILLED MILLS AND CAME TO POWER ,STEAL,COLLAPSING,SINKING GHANA,SAD,THE LAND IS RICH BUT PEOPLE ARE POOR,MAHAMA SAID HE CHOP ALL THE MONEY AND LEFT BONES,HOW MAHAMA HOW,NKWASEASEM KWA

MAHAMA DONT CARE FOR GHANIANS,HE ONLY KILLED MILLS AND CAME TO POWER ,STEAL,COLLAPSING,SINKING GHANA,SAD,THE LAND IS RICH BUT PEOPLE ARE POOR,MAHAMA SAID HE CHOP ALL THE MONEY AND LEFT BONES,HOW MAHAMA HOW,NKWASEASEM KWA
K. BOYE.; BX 9 years ago

HAHA! HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! HAVE YOU FARM BEFORE? I WILL NEVER ADVICE MY DEAR ONE TO FARM IN GHANA. THAT IS FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. IT IS LIKE A HELL TO FARM IN GHANA.

HAHA! HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! HAVE YOU FARM BEFORE? I WILL NEVER ADVICE MY DEAR ONE TO FARM IN GHANA. THAT IS FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. IT IS LIKE A HELL TO FARM IN GHANA.
ZIGZAG 9 years ago

ONE OF THE FEW EDUCATED FARMERS IN GHANA

ONE OF THE FEW EDUCATED FARMERS IN GHANA
Kofi 9 years ago

I want to ask Dr Sakara how many farms has he got? Are you using cutlasses and holes? Can he tell me how he acquired his land

I want to ask Dr Sakara how many farms has he got? Are you using cutlasses and holes? Can he tell me how he acquired his land
JC 9 years ago

I say 'useless' because we have heard of this advice to the youth since Independence. When the CPP got the chance they formed Workers' Brigade and pumped money into uniforms, boots, implements, etc., and put people to work wh ...
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I say 'useless' because we have heard of this advice to the youth since Independence. When the CPP got the chance they formed Workers' Brigade and pumped money into uniforms, boots, implements, etc., and put people to work who are not interested in farming on State Farms resulting in laziness, stealing and diversion of funds and eventual production losses with no profit made whatsoever to make the project sustainable. If Abu Sakara is serious he should see to the creation of a fund (not like SADA!) where graduate youth who are interested in Agric. can access; he should see to the nationalisation of all lands in Ghana ( with compensation to the so-called owners) and lease them to the graduate 'neo-farmers' (to borrow from the CPP's own term of 'neo-colonialism'); he should see to the assistance of these 'neo-farmers' with seeds, mechanisation etc. We have had too much useless talk already!
William 9 years ago

Dr Sakar's talk is not useless but I agree with you that we need to have the infrastructure that will make this happen and viable too. Cheers.

Dr Sakar's talk is not useless but I agree with you that we need to have the infrastructure that will make this happen and viable too. Cheers.
JC 9 years ago

I don't want statements of "less use". I want to hear that Lands Dept. has made some farming land available, and that I can get my documents within a week of application. I want to hear that the Bank has made funds available ...
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I don't want statements of "less use". I want to hear that Lands Dept. has made some farming land available, and that I can get my documents within a week of application. I want to hear that the Bank has made funds available for anyone to grow crops, and that within 48 hrs I can get my farm loan, with long repayment terms. I want to hear that Min. of Agric. has officers waiting to give advice and directions as to how to begin and sustain my farm.
William 9 years ago

I was chatting with an English lady last week that Ghana is not maximising the use of its natural resources. We do not have the infrastructure even to process the raw products to give it added value. We are naturally rich a ...
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I was chatting with an English lady last week that Ghana is not maximising the use of its natural resources. We do not have the infrastructure even to process the raw products to give it added value. We are naturally rich and we need to think deep and forget about making personal gains. The time is now .
BB Brown 9 years ago

If we take Agriculture seriously much of our problems would be solved. Food is expensive in Ghana, that is not acceptable. Taking the vast arable lands that could be converted into farming lands lie wasted. The blame is part ...
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If we take Agriculture seriously much of our problems would be solved. Food is expensive in Ghana, that is not acceptable. Taking the vast arable lands that could be converted into farming lands lie wasted. The blame is partly Government and the citizens who lack interest in the sector, so the Government needs to do more to attract farmers not only the youth. The target should be those who are interested in farming and giving the right support I think we go far in Agriculture. Check and see, in most countries the youth are not interested in farming not only Ghana. If the right support is there we do not need very one to involve in farming. A little over 5% of the population can sustain and produce enough for export. Most farmers in other countries who really produce for home consumption and export are few and the elderly, in fact most merchandised farmers are old up to 80 years. So the campaign should not only be the youth but any able interested person in farming giving the right backing would do the trick. Not just farming but organized farming.
007 9 years ago

PRACTICE WHAT YOU TEACH,YOU LEADERS SHOULD BE IN AGRIC TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUTH LIKE URUGUAY PRESIDENT,AND PROVIDE TOOLS FOR THE YOUTH

PRACTICE WHAT YOU TEACH,YOU LEADERS SHOULD BE IN AGRIC TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUTH LIKE URUGUAY PRESIDENT,AND PROVIDE TOOLS FOR THE YOUTH
Twoubodom 9 years ago

NORMALLY I DON'T DEFEND ANY POLITICIAN BUS AS FOR SAKARA I WILL ALWAYS DEFEND HIM BECAUSE I KNOW THE MAN FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL. AS A SOUTHENER IN A NORTHERN SCHOLL I KNOW THIS MAN ONLY THINKS OF HIMSELF AS A GHANAIAN AND BELE ...
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NORMALLY I DON'T DEFEND ANY POLITICIAN BUS AS FOR SAKARA I WILL ALWAYS DEFEND HIM BECAUSE I KNOW THE MAN FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL. AS A SOUTHENER IN A NORTHERN SCHOLL I KNOW THIS MAN ONLY THINKS OF HIMSELF AS A GHANAIAN AND BELEIVES TOO MUCH IN THAT SO MUCH THAT EVERY PART OF HIS LIFE SHOWS IT. FOR SOMEONE WHO SETTLED AND SUCCEEDED BIG TIME ABROAD TO COME BACK TO GHANA AND BEGIN AGAIN WITH ALL OF HIS HARD EARNED MONEY IT IS NOT A JOKE. THIS MAN HAD HOUSES, INVESTMENT AND FARM IN GHANA WHEN HE WAS STILL WORKING ABROAD AS A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANT. HAVE THE BIG INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS WE POUR PRAISE ON COME TO LIVE IN GHANA AFTER RETIREMENT? DOE THEY HAVE FARMS IN GHANA EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THEM ARE GOING AROUND PROMOTING AGRICULTURE FOR AFRICA IN BIG CONFERENCES? WE GHANAIANS ARE BLIND TO THE KIND OF LEADERS WE NEED. WE WANT ONLY POLITICAL PARTIES THAT WE SUPPORT LIKE FOOT BALL CLUBS. WE DESERVE WHAT WE HAVE GOT!! MAY BE THE SUFFERING WILL TEAHC US COMMON SENSE. MOST OF YOU IN THIS WEBSITE HAVE NEVER FARMED BEFORE IN YOUR LIVES AND LOOK AT WHAT SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING!! THANK GOD THE MAJORITY OF YOU SEE SENSE IN WHAT SAKARA HAS SAID. LET US SEE WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BRING AS FOR ME NEXT ELECTION I KNOW WHO I WILL VOTE FOR AND I DONT CARE WHETHER WHICH EVER PARTY HE STANDS ON WILL WIN OR NOT. i WANT TO REGISTER MY HEARTFELT CONVIICTION OF WHO I STAND WITH AND BE ABLE TO DEFEND IT WIN OR LOOSE!! i DONT WANT TO REGRET AGAIN LIKE I HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES!!
007 9 years ago

NICE PIECE TOUBODOM,MY MESSAGE IS NOT ONLY FOR SAKARA BUT TO THE POLITICIANS,TALKING ABOUT HIM HAVING FARMS,I DONT KNOW ABOUT IT,BUT IF HE IS ABLE TO SHOW THE PEOPLE OF GHANA WHAT HE DOES,HIM ON HIS FARMLAND,THEN YOUTH WILL E ...
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NICE PIECE TOUBODOM,MY MESSAGE IS NOT ONLY FOR SAKARA BUT TO THE POLITICIANS,TALKING ABOUT HIM HAVING FARMS,I DONT KNOW ABOUT IT,BUT IF HE IS ABLE TO SHOW THE PEOPLE OF GHANA WHAT HE DOES,HIM ON HIS FARMLAND,THEN YOUTH WILL EMULATE HIM
Penopilo 9 years ago

If the current trend of useless npp and ndc governments doesn't wake them up,then they deserve whatever they get.
Can you imagine this man as president for only 4 years?
And what have we to lose?Its not like we are living i ...
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If the current trend of useless npp and ndc governments doesn't wake them up,then they deserve whatever they get.
Can you imagine this man as president for only 4 years?
And what have we to lose?Its not like we are living in heaven right now under Mahama?Its only 4 years.If he screws up,then we change him like we are about to do in 2016.
The youth need to wake up and stop supporting parties that put the europeans first before the sons of the soil.
Or are you used to being treated like shit in your own country.You don't have to remain where you are.
Twoubodom 9 years ago

KWEKU AND KOFI IF YOU MAKE YOUR USUAL USELESS SERIAL WRITER ANTI TALK AGAINST SAKARA YOU WILL DISGRACE YOURSELVES YOU DON'T KNOW THE MAN AND PEOPLE WHO DO WILL LAUGH AT YOU. SINCE 1989 THE MAN HAS HAD FARMS IN GHANA, HE SET U ...
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KWEKU AND KOFI IF YOU MAKE YOUR USUAL USELESS SERIAL WRITER ANTI TALK AGAINST SAKARA YOU WILL DISGRACE YOURSELVES YOU DON'T KNOW THE MAN AND PEOPLE WHO DO WILL LAUGH AT YOU. SINCE 1989 THE MAN HAS HAD FARMS IN GHANA, HE SET UP RURAL BANK THAT SERVES FOUR DISTRICTS IN THE NORTH AND LENDS THOUSANDS OF MONEY TO YOUTH AND WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AND SME, HE SET UP MECHANIZATION CENTER THAT SERVES UP TO 2000 FARMERS EVERY YEAR, HE DID NOT USE THE TRACTORS JUST FOR HIMSELF LIKE SOME POLITICIANS, HE IS NOW SETTING UP NUCLEUS FARM WITH OUTGROWER IN BUIPE AREA. SO BEFORE YOU DO YOUR USELESS ALLEGATION LOOK WELL. THE YOUHT WHO SIT ON INTERNET PRETENDING TO REPRESENT OTHER YOUTH ONLY TO GO AND SELL THEM TO POLITICANS ARE OUR PROBLEM IN GHANA. MAY BE IF YOU SPENT A DAY WITH SAKARA ON HIS FARM AND WORKED FROM MORNING TILL 4PM WITHOUT EATING IT WILL HELP YOU THINK PROPERLY. RESPECT PEOPLE HOE DESERVE IT AND STOP YOU PREJUDICED NONSENSE!!!! FOR YOUR INFORMATION SAKARA IS A GONJA AND A ROYAL HE CAN GET ALL THE LAND HE NEEDS AND HE SHARES IT WITH YOUTH FOR FREE! WE WILL NOT SIT DOWN FOR YOU ACCRA PEOPLE TO PUT SAND IN OUR GARI! GHANA HAS A COMMITTED LEADER IN SAKARA BUT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM BECAUSE HE IS STRAIGHT FORWARD AND DOES NOT FEAR ANY ONE NOT IN HIS PARTY OR OUTSIDE! MAY BE IT IS BECAUSE HE IS A SELF MADE MAN! SO NEXT TIME YOU GO TO VOTE. LOOK FOR SELF MADE MEN NOT THOSE FORM THE LOOT AND SHARE BRIDGADE WHO WIPE THEIR MOUTHS AFTER EATING AND PRETEND TO BE CLEAN OR GENUINE BUSINESSMEN. PEOPLE GET THE LEADERS THEY DERSERVE!!
Tekonline.org 9 years ago

I think the whole concept of agriculture should be modified and attuned to modern times.

The word "farming" itself is quite obsolete, now being not too different from "gardening". Modern technology has transformed the enti ...
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I think the whole concept of agriculture should be modified and attuned to modern times.

The word "farming" itself is quite obsolete, now being not too different from "gardening". Modern technology has transformed the entire field into mass production systems.

We now deal with FOOD PRODUCTION.
Along with that come a myriad of professions: food production (FP) managers, FP scientists, FP engineers, FP technologists (deal with the use of digital technologies, internet, and electronic devices), FP analysts, FP field technicians (formerly "farmers"), FP economists, FP pathologists (deal with crop diseases), FP processing engineers (deal with food storage technologies),
FP meteorologists (deal with weather pattern analyses, forecasts), FP transportation agents, etc.

See how many cool jobs have been created already? These are endeavors the youth would definitely love!
johnkofi 9 years ago

Excellent article!

Excellent article!
Koo 9 years ago

How can the youth change were there no incentive in the sector and no clear agenda. You guys just talk with no substance. As a minister or who ever you are, how credible do you see you what you said.

How can the youth change were there no incentive in the sector and no clear agenda. You guys just talk with no substance. As a minister or who ever you are, how credible do you see you what you said.
GHANA FIRST! 9 years ago

FUNDS FOR NUCLEUS FARMERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR THEN TO DEVELOP OUTGROWERS ON SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF ACRS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE OUTGROWERS ARE YOUTH WHO REGISTER AND CARE GIVEN SEED INPUTS AND OUTLET FOR SALE. ARE YOU REGISTE ...
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FUNDS FOR NUCLEUS FARMERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR THEN TO DEVELOP OUTGROWERS ON SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF ACRS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE OUTGROWERS ARE YOUTH WHO REGISTER AND CARE GIVEN SEED INPUTS AND OUTLET FOR SALE. ARE YOU REGISTERED WITH ANY OUTGROWER? IF NOT GO AND JOIN THROUGH GCAP AND OTHER SPECIAL INTIATIVES. WEHN YOU HAVE JOINED AND HAVE YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER AND NUCLEUS FARMER THEN YOU CAN COME AND COMPLAIN THAT THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN YOU ANYTHING. WHILST YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME SITTING ON THIS FORUM THE SERIOUS YOUT WHO REALLY FARM ARE JOINING AND CALLING PEOPLE TO LEARN WHERE THE CAN TEAM UP WITH AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED FARMER WHO CAN HELP THEM. SO LEAVE YOUR FARM ON INTERNET AND GO JOIN TTHEM IN THE REAL FARMS. DONT SIT WITH THE SERIAL INTERNET WRITERS WAITING FOR COCOA SEASON TO COME DURING ELECTIONS ONLY.
Kwaku Mintah 9 years ago

Some of us have already started Doctor.
If the government introduces incentives in it,we are prepared to expand and go hi- tech with machinery.
Who knows,we might even add a processing plant right at the farm and create mor ...
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Some of us have already started Doctor.
If the government introduces incentives in it,we are prepared to expand and go hi- tech with machinery.
Who knows,we might even add a processing plant right at the farm and create more employment in the environs.
The thing is Doctor Zakara,we need leaders who believe in us and are prepared to take a leap of faith and give the youth and Ghanains a chance.
Some of us still have dedication and drive and are driven by the faith Dr.Kwame Nkrumah had in us,
Not all of us have lost or are unaware of that fire we possess but hardly harness .
Kojo Finn 9 years ago

Ah Alhaji ea Mahama,is that the contribution you could give on behalf of the government to the people of Ghana?
Charley where the fuck did Ghana go wrong man??!

Ah Alhaji ea Mahama,is that the contribution you could give on behalf of the government to the people of Ghana?
Charley where the fuck did Ghana go wrong man??!

Youth must change perception about agric – Sakara

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