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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) will join other partners in implementing “The Ghana Strategic Partnership for Evidence Based Advocacy”, a five-year project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) and managed by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. It aims at strengthening capacities of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to advocate for a conducive enabling

Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held two separate dialogue meetings with farmers and officials of districts assemblies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper East Regions in Techiman and Paga respectively. The purpose of the meeting was to promote Agro-ecology farming practice through increased budgetary allocation of District Assemblies in

Updated: July 9, 2019 –  The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held two separate dialogue meetings with farmers and officials of districts assemblies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper East Regions in Techiman and Paga respectively. The purpose of the meeting was to promote Agro-ecology farming practice through increased budgetary allocation of District Assemblies

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) attended the first bi-annual Board Meeting held on 10th-11th July 2017 at the National Head office in Accra. The Board Members of PFAG were concerned about the state of agriculture in the country. They were particularly concerned about the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs and the

Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers’ Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held a day’s policy dialogue on Post-Harvest Loss and Food & Nutrition Security in Accra. The meeting which brought together key stakeholders in the Agriculture and Nutrition sector in the country was meant to examine the current both post -harvest loss and food and

Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has inaugurated fertilizer security watchdog committees in all border towns across the country to help curb the menace of smuggling the commodity across neighboring countries. The fertilizer watchdog committees will monitor the movement of subsidized fertilizers across neighboring countries and report such perpetrators to the security

Date Issued: May 22, 2019 Farmer-based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday embarked on a float to create awareness about the need to promote agroecology to tackle climate change. The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD) and Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) were joined by other farmer-based NGOs believe that with the

Date Issued: February 7, 2019 – The periodic farmer-herder conflict in Ghana over years has negatively impacted on livelihoods of the affected communities. Apart from loss of cattle, crop farms, destruction of water bodies and farm lands and even human lives; the development is a serious threat to peace and security of vulnerable farmers and

Date Issued: January 22,2019 – The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has organized a sensitization and training for women groups and youth on sustainable farming practices. The training which forms part of an Oxfam funded project in Ghana was facilitated by Dr. Kofi Boa, a farmer, sustainable agriculture advocate, soil scientist and the Director

Date Issued: January 22, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has organized a capacity building training on the budgeting process in Ghana to its members in the Chereponi and Tumu Districts in the Northern and Upper West Regions of Ghana respectively. The exercise brought together heads of farmer groups especially women and youth