Dr. Afriyie Akoto said the fund could be used to mitigate the plight of farmers in distressed times, like recently where some farmers have been calling for the government's financial support after their farms were ravaged
by armyworms.
Not exact matches
Mr. Quaitoo reacting to complaints from farmers in the area on how their farms have been destroyed
by the fall
armyworm and subsequent appeal for some form of compensation said, the complaints are «just a way of taking money from the government; that's what they do all the time...».
He said in 2016, the Fall
Armyworm invaded maize crops in Zambia and
by January 3, 2017 about 90,000 hectares were affected, according to reports released
by the Zambian government's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit.
William Quaitoo reacting to complaints from farmers in the area on how their farms have been destroyed
by the fall
armyworm said, the complaints are «just a way of taking money from the government; that's what they do all the time because they're difficult people.
General News of Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoEmmanuel Asante Krobea, Director of Crop Services, MoFA Contrary to claims made
by the Agric Minister, Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie that government has eliminated fall
armyworms which have plagued farmers since 2017, the Director of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry for Food and Agriculture, Emmanuel Asante Krobea has conceded that the pests can not be exterminated in the long haul.
Contrary to claims made
by the Agric Minister, Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie that government has eliminated fall
armyworms which have plagued farmers since 2017, the Director of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry for Food and Agriculture, Emmanuel Asante Krobea has conceded that the pests can not be exterminated in the long haul.
It was supported
by Asunafo South MP Eric Opoku, who urged the new deputy minister to do his best to support the sector minister in not only fighting the fall
armyworms but also settling protesting college of agriculture students.