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Nov
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PFAG presents Political Parties Accountability Forum on Agriculture – 21st Nov 2024
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), with support from STAR Ghana foundation, in partnership with Civil Society ...
Nov
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PRESS RELEASE
Channel Resources and Efforts Meant for the 40th Farmers’ Day Celebration in Ghana to Tackle “Galamsey” and Strengthen ...
Jun
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NON-STATE ACTORS ENGAGEMENT IN SHAPING THE CAADP POST-MALABO AGENDA
The 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated growth and transformation for shared prosperity, signed by African Heads of States, ...
May
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Job vacancy for Farmer Cooperative Credit Union Field Officer
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Field Officer to join our Farmer Cooperative Credit Union team. The ...
May
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Job vacancy for Farmer Cooperative Credit Union Regional Manager
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Regional Manager to join our Farmers Cooperative Credit Union team. The ...
Apr
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Approval of GMOs in Ghana will destroy the agricultural sector.
Approval of GMOs in Ghana will destroy the agricultural sector as Ghanaian farmers will now depend on multinationals ...
Mar
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Minister for Food and Agriculture receives Policy Brief on One Village One Dam
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Bryan Acheampong, has received a policy brief on “Unlocking Northern Ghana’s ...
Feb
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Peasant Farmers presents Policy Brief on One Village One Dam to MOFA
A policy brief on “Unlocking Northern Ghana’s agricultural potential through targeted investment in small reservoirs” has been presented ...
Jan
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PFAG build capacity of Women Farmer Leaders to influence PFJ 2.0 and AFCFTA
Sixty (60) women farmer leaders drawn from several districts in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West and North ...
Jan
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PFAG builds capacity of members on trade negotiation and market access under AfCFTA
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in partnership with the National AfCFTA Coordinating Office (NCO), under the ...
Jan
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Famers trained on Post-Harvest Management to compete under AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a trade arrangement that creates opportunity for free movement of ...
Dec
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PFAG’s position on the Export and Import restrictions of selected strategic Commodities
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana commends government for conceptualizing the decision to restrict the importation of strategic ...
Dec
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PFAG’S Budget analysis of the 2024 Budget Statement
The 2024 budget came at a time the economy is facing serious fiscal and macroeconomic difficulties leading to ...
Dec
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PFAG’s position on the export and import restrictions of selected strategic commodities
The Minister of Trade and Industry, on 20th November, 2023 presented to Parliament a Legislative Instrument (LI) to: ...
Dec
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PFAG organizes workshop on the progress of the CAADP
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), together with non-state actors (NSAs) in the agricultural sector, has called ...
Aug
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Participation of Women in the Planting for Food and Jobs
Women play a significant role in agricultural development in Ghana, irrespective of the numerous challenges that prevent them ...
Aug
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We will work with you to attain food sufficiency, Agric. Minister assures PFAG
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Bryan Acheampong, has assured farmers across the country of his resolve ...
May
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PFAG calls for review and improvement of the Planting for food and Jobs Program.
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to review and improve the Planting for ...
Jan
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CSOS CALL FOR TAX EXEMPTION FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
The PFAG, CropLife Ghana, Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana, National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG) and Ghana Rice ...
Jan
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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is wishing a happy new year
Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana are wishing a Happy New Year to all Farmers. Thank you for feeding ...
Dec
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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana wishes you all a Merry Christmas
Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana wishes all farmers a Merry Christmas full with Joy and Happiness.
Dec
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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana meets former President
On 13th December the Board and members of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana paid a visit to ...
Dec
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Peasant Farmers Association Ghana meets Vice President of Ghana
The Vice President, Dr Bawumis has given his firm assurance to secure funding to complete the construction of ...
Dec
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PFAG wishes happy farmers day to our loyal members
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will contribute most to real wealth, good moral and happiness. Happy ...
Dec
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Peasant Farmers Association Ghana is wishing a Happy Farmers Day
Ayeekooo to our gallant Farmers. We Celebrate you for your resilience inspite of the overwhelming challenges you face. ...
Oct
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National Caravan on Climate Change
As Ghana and other nations gear up for the 27th session of the United Nations Conference of Parties ...
Apr
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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) elects new National Leaders
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has elected new National leaders to steer the affairs of the ...
Mar
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MoFA Minister shouldn’t downplay the living experiences of Farmers and Ghanaians!
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), the General Agricultural Workers Union ...
Mar
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Equitable access to input for a sustainable food production
Globally, women play a critical role in ensuring food security. A working paper published by The Food and ...
Mar
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PFAG call for proposals to invite technical and financial proposal has ended.
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) issues this call for proposals to invite technical and financial proposal ...
Feb
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Congratulatory Message to Farmers on the 37th National Farmers Day Award
THE THEME “PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS: CONSOLIDATING FOOD SYSTEM IN GHANA” Peasant Farmers Association Ghana ( PFAG ) congratulates ...
Nov
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Ahead of 2022 Budget: PFAG calls for at least 10 % allocation to Agric
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged government to consider increasing budgetary allocation to Agriculture to help put ...
Jul
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Climate Change Impact: Stakeholders dialogue on sustainable Agriculture
A policy dialogue on promotion of Agroecology concept as a Climate Change mitigation measure in Ghana, has been ...
Jul
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Government allocation to agriculture stays below 1% in 4 years
Total expenditure allocation for agriculture sector in the past four years, from 2017-2020, has stayed below one percent ...
Jun
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Smuggling, hoarding major challenges of fertiliser subsidy programme
Smuggling, hoarding and corruption continue to be the major challenges impeding the successful implementation of the government’s fertiliser ...
May
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Upper East Farmers unhappy about increase in prices of government subsidised fertilizers
The prices of government subsidised fertilizers meant to support peasant farmers under the Planting for Food and Jobs ...
Mar
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Peasant Farmers dispel claim ‘agroecology cannot feed Africa’s growing population’
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has dispelled speculations being made by some actors in the agricultural ...
Nov
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Award criteria for overall national best farmer don’t favour smallholder farmers and women
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and Ghana Federation of Forest and Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) congratulates all ...
Nov
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Statement from the Food Sovereignty Platform on The Plant Breeders Bill (PBB)
It has come to the attention of the Food Sovereignty Platform (FSP) that Parliament is currently discussing the ...
Jul
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Anchor Ghana’s post-COVID recovery on agriculture: CSOs urge govt
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), SEND GHANA, the International Budget Partnership (IBP), the Voice for Change ...
May
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Ghana Beyond Aid: Smallholder farmers, the game changers
Updated: Dec 20, 2018 – The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), wish to congratulate our indomitable farmers on ...
Apr
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Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to hold Annual General Meeting
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, a farmer based Civil Society Organisation, will hold its 2019 Annual General ...
Apr
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Farmers’ Day Celebration: Message of solidarity to smallholder farmers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) on the occasion of the 35th Farmers’ Day Celebration wishes to ...
Apr
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Minister joins farmers; vow to stop introduction of GMOs in Ghana
The efforts to impose Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) on Ghanaian farmers and consumers came to an end on ...
Feb
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Minister joins farmers; vow to stop introduction of GMOs in Ghana
The efforts to impose Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) on Ghanaian farmers and consumers came to an end on ...
Dec
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Farmers’ Day Celebration: Message of solidarity to smallholder farmers
Date Issued: December 05,2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) on the occasion of the 35th Farmers’ ...
Oct
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PFAG Executive Director speaks at “The Fight for the Future of Food” event
Date Issued: October 17,2019 – The Executive Director of Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, madam Victoria Adongo speaks ...
Sep
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No post harvest management services in Kassena Nankana
Small holder farmers in several communities in the Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly of the Upper East Region are ...
Sep
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OSIWA team pays working visit to Peasant Famers Association Ghana office
Updated: Sep 2, 2019 A team from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) led by Mr. Ibrahim Ansu ...
Aug
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Fertilizer smugglers must be punished to deter others
Issued on 20th August, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to punish ...
Jul
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Stop galamsey, start farming by Peasant Farmers Association Ghana
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has joined the ongoing campaign on galamsey and urges ...
Jul
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Agric Minister misinform Parliament on the Plant Breeders Bill
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 The membership of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) being majority of small holder ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers Association Ghana congratulate President Elect
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has inaugurated fertilizer security watchdog committees in all border ...
Jul
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Ghana’s subsidised fertilizer finds its way into neighbouring countries
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 – Reports reaching Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) indicate that, bags of subsidised fertilizer ...
Jul
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PFAG Farmer Gets Recognition from Guinness Ghana Limited
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has rewarded deserving sorghum farmers and aggregators in the Upper ...
Jul
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Ghana’s subsidised fertilizer finds its way into neighbouring countries
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Reports reaching Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) indicate that, bags of subsidised fertilizer are ...
Jul
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Capacity Built For PFAG Members in Selected Districts
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Selected farmers of Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in Asutuare (Osudoku District in the ...
Jul
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Peasant farmers Association members to benefit from 2017 budget
Updated: Jul 11, 2019 Government says it is working towards providing direct support to the Peasant Farmers Association of ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers call for increased investment in Agro-ecology farming
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held two separate dialogue meetings with farmers ...
Jul
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Investing in quality inputs foundation for increase crop yields
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) members from all the ten regions of Ghana attending ...
Jul
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Farmers unhappy with govt unilateral decision to reject in-kind repayment
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) on behalf of smallholder farmers in Ghana expresses ...
Jul
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PFAG: Fall Army Worm Infestation discovered in Ghana
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 At the first bi-annual Board Meeting held on 10th-11th July 2017 at the National Head ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers Join Voice For Change Programme
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) will join other partners in implementing “The Ghana Strategic ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers call for increased investment in Agro-ecology farming
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held two separate dialogue meetings with farmers ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers call for increased investment in Agro-ecology farming
Updated: July 9, 2019 – The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held two separate dialogue meetings with ...
Jul
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PFAG first bi-annual Board Meeting “Fall Army Worm Infestation Let’s Curb It Now”
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) attended the first bi-annual Board Meeting held on 10th-11th July 2017 at ...
Jul
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Policy dialogue on Post Harvest Loss and Food & Nutrition Security
Updated: Jul 9, 2019 The Peasant Farmers’ Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held a day’s policy dialogue on Post-Harvest ...
Jul
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PFAG inaugurate watchdog committee to curb fertilizer smuggling
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has inaugurated fertilizer security watchdog committees in all border ...
May
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Climate Week Farmer-based CSOs march to promote agroecology
Date Issued: May 22, 2019 Farmer-based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday embarked on a float to create ...
Feb
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The Ghana Pastoral Policy, the Vehicle to drive Cattle Ranching Law
Date Issued: February 7, 2019 – The periodic farmer-herder conflict in Ghana over years has negatively impacted on ...
Jan
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Women groups receive training on sustainable farming practices
Date Issued: January 22,2019 – The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has organized a sensitization and training ...
Jan
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Peasant Farmers Association Ghana farmers trained on budgeting process
Date Issued: January 22, 2019 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has organized a capacity building training ...
Jan
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Peasant Farmers Association Ghana farmers trained on budgeting process
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has organized a capacity building training on the budgeting process in ...
Dec
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CAADP Non-State Actors CSOs communique on Ghana
Date Issued: December 20, 2018 – A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY CAADP NON-STATE ACTORS/CSOs ON GHANA’S PERFORMANCE IN THE ...
Dec
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Ghana Beyond Aid Smallholder farmers, the game changers
Updated: Dec 20, 2018 – The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), wish to congratulate our indomitable farmers on ...
Dec
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CAADP Non-State Actors CSOs communique on Ghana
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY CAADP NON – STATE ACTORS/CSOs ON GHANA’S PERFORMANCE IN THE INAUGURAL BIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS ...
Nov
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PFAG calls for increased investment in seed production
Date Issued: November 11,2018 – The Peasant Farmers Association Ghana (PFAG) is calling for increased public investment in ...
Nov
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Peasant Farmers hold inception workshop for stakeholders
Updated: Nov 2, 2018 The leadership of Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), on Wednesday commenced a two-day inception ...
Nov
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Peasant Farmers holds policy dialogue on Post Harvest Loss and Food
Date Issued: November 2, 2018 The Peasant Farmers’ Association of Ghana (PFAG) has held a day’s policy dialogue ...
Nov
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Government to create policy space for agroecology farming concept
Updated: Nov 2, 2018 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana and Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD) are ...
Nov
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Investing in quality inputs, foundation for increase crop yields
Updated: Nov 2, 2018 Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) members from all the ten regions of Ghana attending ...
Oct
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National Biosafety Authority betray Ghanaian farmers
Date Issued: October 9,2018 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is highly disappointed with the posture of the ...
Sep
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Expedite action on threat of herdsmen in Ghana
Date Issued: September 14,2018 Smallholder farmers across the country have urged government to, as a matter of urgency, ...
Sep
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The Perennial Flooding and Food Security Implications in Ghana
Date Issued: September 13,2018 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) and ...
Aug
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PFAG push for local seed production allocations in annual budget
Date Issued: August 27, 2018 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is calling on the government to ...
Aug
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Influential foreign companies pushing ‘dirty seeds’ in Africa, CSOs claim
Date Issued: Aug 21,2018 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Centre for ...
Aug
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PFAG set to monitor government flagship policies
Updated: Aug 17, 2018 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is beginning the implementation of a programme to monitor ...
Aug
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PFAG hold sensitization workshop on draft Pastoral Policy Proposal
Date Issued: Aug 7,2018 Ghana has over the last few years been battling with conflicts between herdsmen and ...
Aug
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Ghanaian farmers call for (brown) soil revolution
Updated: Aug 7, 2018 Dr. Kofi Boa of Centre for No-Till Agriculture (CNTA) has called for a new innovation ...
Aug
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PFAG Farmer Gets Recognition from Guinness Ghana Limited
Date issued: August 1, 2018 Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has rewarded deserving sorghum farmers and aggregators in ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers 2018 Agricultural Sector Budget Analysis
Updated: Jul 30, 2018 Governments’ commitment in the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to structurally transform the economy ...
Jul
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The 2018 budget statement and its implication to farmers
Updated: Jul 30, 2018 The state of Ghana seed and fertilizer industry. Access and utilization of high-quality inputs (seeds ...
Jul
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Current Plant Breeders Bill bad for farmers – PFAG
Updated: Jul 27, 2018 Peasant farmers have called on Parliament to undertake proper consultation before passing the Plant Breeders ...
Jul
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Peasant Farmers unhappy with Government
Updated: Jul 27, 2018 Peasant Farmers unhappy with govt unilateral decision to reject in-kind repayment of PFJ input support. ...