Ministry of Food and Agriculture

04/07/2016

The Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan had paid a one-day familiarization tour to the Fievie Rice Plantation and Milling site on the Adidome road in the Volta Region. Accompanied by a team of officers from the Ministry, the tour was to acquaint the Deputy Minister about the progress of work in the farm. [ 690 more words. ]

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19/05/2016

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna will be taking his turn to address the media today May 19, 2016 at the Ministry of Information in the Meet the Press series at 11am.

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The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna will be taking his turn to address the media today May 19, 2016 at the Ministry of Information in the Meet the Press series at 11…

13/05/2016

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) adopts the value chain approach to implement agriculture policies and plans which provides direction on the market orientation of the Agriculture sector. The Agribusiness Unit was created to play a facilitating role between MoFA and the private sector to contribute to the realization of this strategy. In line with MoFAs role in supporting agribusinesses, the Agribusiness Unit has championed the course of building the capacity of agribusinesses as well as bringing the challenges of farmers to the higher levels for policy decision making. [ 217 more words. ]

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The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) adopts the value chain approach to implement agriculture policies and plans which provides direction on the market orientation of the Agriculture sector.…

13/05/2016

The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in the third edition of the Agro food fair exhibition in Accra. The exhibition which was held at the Accra International Conference Center was opened on the 1st of December, and closed on the 3rd of December, 2015. The primary motive for participating in the fair was to provide technical information to investors and potential investors interested in the agricultural sector and also to equip agribusinesses with the necessary knowledge and skills. [ 74 more words. ]

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The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in the third edition of the Agro food fair exhibition in Accra. The exhibition which was held at the Accra Internati…

12/05/2016

The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in a Business Fair organized by Osu and Mamprobi Deaneries of the Catholic Church. This programme was organized to celebrate the World Youth Programme 2016 and the overarching objective was to expose the youth to the importance of investment. The fair which was on the theme “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain Mercy (Matthew 5:7)” was held on the 7th of March, 2016 at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. [ 46 more words. ]

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The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in a Business Fair organized by Osu and Mamprobi Deaneries of the Catholic Church. This programme was organized to c…

11/05/2016

As one of the functions of the Agribusiness Unit is to provide support to small and medium agribusinesses in the country, series of trainings were conducted to some selected agribusinesses in Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions from August, 2015 to October, 2015. The training module titled “Business and Marketing Training” has topics such as 5S (i.e. Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize and Sustain - a Japanese training tool that seeks to eliminate waste in the working environment to enhance productivity) [ 187 more words. ]

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As one of the functions of the Agribusiness Unit is to provide support to small and medium agribusinesses in the country, series of trainings were conducted to some selected agribusinesses in Great…

17/12/2015

Honourable Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw, is Currently the Deputy Minister, Ministry Of Food and Agriculture of the Republic Of Ghana and The Member Of Parliament for The Tano South Constituency in The Br…

04/12/2015

A colourful grand durbar to climax the series of activities of the 2015 edition of the National Farmers Day has taken place at Bolgatanga the capital of the Upper East Region. The special guest of honour was the President H. E John Dramani Mahama, who was represented by the member of the council of state Mr. Daniel Annang Also in attendance were Ministers of State, government officials, members of parliament, special invited guests, heads of Corporate Institutions, Traditional Authorities and a large crowed of Ghanaians from all works of life. [ 298 more words. ]

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A colourful grand durbar to climax the series of activities of the 2015 edition of the National Farmers Day has taken place at Bolgatanga the capital of the Upper East Region. The special guest of …

18/11/2015

The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in a first exhibition organized by PALS Africa Limited in Kumasi from 15th – 16th October, 2015. PALS is the acronym for Poultry, Aquaculture and Livestock Show and has its vision to develop a poultry, aquaculture and livestock show of international standards and reputation, by Ghanaians for Africa and the whole world. [ 111 more words. ]

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The Agribusiness Unit (ABU) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture participated in a first exhibition organized by PALS Africa Limited in Kumasi from 15th – 16th October, 2015.  PALS is the acrony…

06/11/2015

The Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), organized a short ceremony to pay various amounts of compensation packages to 25 poultry farmers whose farms were destroyed as a result of the outbreak of Avian Influenza popularly known as bird flu in the country. The 1million compensation package was part of Government and the Ministry’s efforts to encourage the farmers to report any early detection of bird flu outbreak on their farms. [ 792 more words. ]

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The Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), organized a short ceremony to pay various amounts of compensation packages to 25 poultry farmers whose farms were…

06/11/2015

More Corporate Institutions continue to donate towards the celebration of the National Farmer’s Day scheduled for December 4, 2015 at Bolgatanga. It is on the theme: “Transform Ghana: Invest in Africa”. The latest companies that thronged the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to show their support were Multivet, Free Zones Board and Wienco. The donation by Multivet was made by Mr. [ 310 more words. ]

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More Corporate Institutions continue to donate towards the celebration of the National Farmer’s Day scheduled for December 4, 2015 at Bolgatanga. It is on the theme: “Transform Ghana: Invest in Afr…

02/11/2015

Seven Corporate Institutions have made presentations of both cash and kind to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at a colourful ceremony at the forecourt of the Ministry as part of their contributions towards supporting the National Farmer’s Day. The Companies include Kasapreko, Ghana Reinsurance, Accra Breweries, and National Investment Bank. The others were Interplast, Gally Ghana and Golden Exotics. [ 259 more words. ]

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Seven Corporate Institutions have made presentations of both cash and kind to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at a colourful ceremony at the forecourt of the Ministry as part of their contribu…