Presiding member wants DACF disbursement criteria reviewed

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:19 pm at 1:19 pm

Mr. Maurice Jonas Woode, the Presiding Member of the Adansi South District Assembly, at the week called on the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment to review the criteria for disbursing the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
In an interview with GNA at Akrofuom, Mr Woode explained that some districts had no sources to [...]

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Farmers sensitised on swollen shoot disease

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:04 pm at 1:04 pm

Cocoa farmers have been advised to co-operate with the division of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) of the Ghana Cocoa Board, to eradicate the disease that is threatening the cocoa industry.
Dr. George Opoku, Ashanti Regional Manager of the CSSVD, who made the call, expressed worry that some cocoa farmers were strongly opposed to the [...]

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Government asked to revamp Afife Rice Project

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:28 pm at 1:28 pm

Togbe Kwabla Dapaah II, Divisional Chief of the Mepe Traditional Area, at the weekend asked Government to reactivate the Afife Rice Project, which had remained un-operational for the past six years.
“Let me assure Government that our patience will not wear down any longer,” he said at this year’s annual Apernorto Festival of the chiefs and [...]

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Aquatro launches water filter

Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:03 pm at 1:03 pm

A new water filtration system was on Saturday introduced in Accra to reduce water pollution and provide a naturally pure and safe drinking water in the market.
Aquatro International, sole distributors of Aqua Sun water system in the country, combines many different types of water filters and ultraviolet light disinfections units into complete safe [...]

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