“I have pain in my heart, because some of your colleagues are spoiling your good name. I’m getting daily reports about acts of collusion, about bribery, about under-valuation, and worst of all I have first-hand evidence of customs officers helping smugglers to smuggle goods across our borders. In one I have a video of this.
Ghana Food
- PFAG, SEND-Ghana receives $80000 to improve extension services - Myjoyonline.com
- Traders say foodstuff prices generally stable - Ghana Business News
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
- Ghana, Botswana Pledge To Boost Intra-African Trade - Ghana
- The G-8 and Africa in partnership for global food security - spyghana.com
- WFP Awards China's HNA $1.6m Deal To Provide Ghana School Children With ... - spyghana.com
- Afram Plains Farmers Quadruple Food Production - AllAfrica.com
- Ghana needs biotech intervention to improve food security - Vibe Ghana
- Ghana's food security assured – Veep says - Ghana Business News
- TB Control Programme urged to provide food supplements to patients - Ghana Business News
Monthly Archive: June 2010
Jun 14
Loss of revenue to the State is artificially created
Elubo (W/R) June 14, GNA – Authorities of the Anti-revenue Leakages Special Monitoring Team at the weekend observed that most of the activities that leads to revenue loss to the State are artificially created by people to divert money into their pockets.
Jun 14
Youth in Agric Project creates 47,000 jobs
Damongo, (N/R), June 13, GNA – A total of 47,000 youths have so far been employed under the Youth in Agric Block Farming Programme (YIABFP) initiated by government in 2009.
Jun 12
NDC Government Has Disappointed Ghanaians
In my view, NDC won the 2008 general elections based on a number of factors. They were the Rawlings’ factor, Mills’ factor, the campaign messages, wild propaganda against the opposition, sympathy votes and ambitious cum unrealistic promises among others.
Jun 08
11 Companies Bought Rice Without Tender!
The investigator from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) who investigated the charges of financial loss affecting former Foreign Minister Mr. Akwasi Osei Agyei, has said that eleven out of the 28 companies that bought the rice were not part of the original tender to sell the rice!
Jun 08
Government to Accelerate Agric Modernization in Ghana
Government is determined to provide the necessary strategies for accelerated modernization of Agriculture and also promote small- holder productivity in transition to large scale food production. In addition, government would promote large scale public- private commercial farming, provide and enhance even distribution of Agricultural machinery, equipment and also provide resources to rehabilitate irrigation schemes in …
Jun 08
Finatrade calls on government to react promptly to weather warning.
Accra, June 8, GNA – Mr John Awuni, Corporate Affairs Director of Finatrade Group Limited, a rice and beverage importing company, on Tuesday appealed to government to act swiftly on the weather warning from Ghana Meteorological Services Department.
Jun 08
Rice imports witness substantial decline
The amount of rice imported decreased substantially for the first quarter of this year compared to what came in for the last quarter of 2009.
Jun 04
Increases in tariffs to affect price of locally produced rice – Awuni
Accra, June 4, GNA – Mr John Awuni, President of Ghana Rice Inter-Professionals (GRIB) has the Commission introduced recently, arguing that the move would affect the price of locally produced rice. He appealed to the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) to review increases in utility tariffs.
Jun 01
Rice in Ghana
This Blog was inspired by recent developments in the area of rice supply in Ghana. What is the position? Can Ghana become self sufficient? Are government policies in the interest of the people of Ghana? We hope you enjoy this journey with us, and please let us hear from you.