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Govt replaces fertilizer subsidy with guarantor system after GHS3bn investment

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has announced that government would stop providing farmers with fertilizer subsidies starting of April 11, 2023. He claimed that...

Sissala: Maize seed shortage hampering planting – Farmers

Numerous farmers in the Sissala region have bemoaned the scarcity of maize seeds for planting. Only those that bought the commodity in the dry season...

Ghanaian smallholder farmers to receive $7m support from USAID

To tackle the challenges faced by small-scale farmers in rural areas of Ghana, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with...

Nigeria: Kidnapping gangs drive away wealthy Nigerian farmers

Rotimi Williams was seen as one of Nigeria's most successful rice farmers seven years ago, but now the 42-year-old's land stands idle. The problem: insecurity,...

Gomoa Okyereko farmers lament attack by land guards, destruction of farms

Parts of Gomoa Okyereko have reportedly been invaded by more than 150 land guards, who are using live ammunition and firearms to intimidate farmers...

Farmers moving to Togo as PFJ fertilizer prices rise

Increases in fertiliser prices under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) program in the 2022 agricultural season has prompted farmers to buy inputs...

Zambia to give 20,000 hectares of land to Kenyan farmers to grow maize – Report

Zambia and Kenya have conditionally agreed on a deal under which the Lusaka government will give Kenyan commercial farmers land to produce maize. A local...

I made a mistake by purchasing tractors for farmers – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged that his administration erred in its decision to purchase tractors for farmers while he was in power. Mr...

Government urged to establish agricultural laboratories in rural districts

The government has been asked to establish agricultural laboratories in rural areas so that smallholder farmers can access services for soil testing. Professor Osei-Agyeman Yeboah,...

Government needs your support to deal with galamsey – Akufo-Addo to farmers

Farmers are being pushed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to join the fight against galamsey, or illegal mining. President Akufo-Addo remarked that farmers and...

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