Sissala West District Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/sissala-west-district/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:24:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp Sissala West District Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/sissala-west-district/ 32 32 We have not seen Buffer Stock buying maize – Former Best Farmer raises alarm https://accessagric.com/we-have-not-seen-buffer-stock-buying-maize-former-best-farmer-raises-alarm/ https://accessagric.com/we-have-not-seen-buffer-stock-buying-maize-former-best-farmer-raises-alarm/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:24:59 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=21336 Alhaji Jibiliru Nankpa, the immediate past Upper West Regional Best Farmer, has appealed to the government to establish mini-market hubs in major maize-producing communities to ensure that the recently announced GH₵200 million support package for farmers reaches them. He said without structured buying centres, the government’s intervention funds risked not achieving their intended purpose and […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/we-have-not-seen-buffer-stock-buying-maize-former-best-farmer-raises-alarm/feed/ 0 21336 Over 4,000 farmers in Sissala East registered for Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II https://accessagric.com/over-4000-farmers-in-sissala-east-registered-for-planting-for-food-and-jobs-phase-ii/ https://accessagric.com/over-4000-farmers-in-sissala-east-registered-for-planting-for-food-and-jobs-phase-ii/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:34:20 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=13550 A total of 4,077 farmers in the Sissala East Municipality have registered to benefit from phase II of the Planting for Food and Jobs project. Mr Mahama Salifu, the Sissala East Municipal Director of Agriculture told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Tumu that the completed number of registered farmers in the Sissala East was […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/over-4000-farmers-in-sissala-east-registered-for-planting-for-food-and-jobs-phase-ii/feed/ 0 13550 Department of Agriculture in U/W create awareness on PFJ2.0 https://accessagric.com/department-of-agriculture-in-u-w-create-awareness-on-pfj2-0/ https://accessagric.com/department-of-agriculture-in-u-w-create-awareness-on-pfj2-0/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:25:52 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=12156 The Upper West Regional Department of Agriculture has engaged some stakeholders in the region to sensitise them on the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ 2.0) programme. The engagement was to, among other things, expose the stakeholders to the PFJ 2.0 registration process and encourage them to in turn educate their […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/department-of-agriculture-in-u-w-create-awareness-on-pfj2-0/feed/ 0 12156 Farmers in Sissala West receive support to increase food production https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-sissala-west-receive-support-to-increase-food-production/ https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-sissala-west-receive-support-to-increase-food-production/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:33:02 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=7651 The World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the MTN Ghana have registered farmers in selected communities in the Sissala West District with each of them expected to receive GH₵3,900.00 to increase food production. The WFP are also to undertake the Songhai Agriculture Initiative project to create jobs for the people in the district.  The […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-sissala-west-receive-support-to-increase-food-production/feed/ 0 7651 Interior Minister challenges farmers to increase production https://accessagric.com/interior-minister-challenges-farmers-to-increase-production/ https://accessagric.com/interior-minister-challenges-farmers-to-increase-production/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:26:04 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=5458 Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has stressed the need for actors in the agricultural value chain to stop siphoning raw food products to other countries, which is detrimental to attaining food security in the country. Mr Dery observed that the President had placed a premium on value addition to some food produced […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/interior-minister-challenges-farmers-to-increase-production/feed/ 0 5458 Save Ghana launches project to solve farmer-herder conflict https://accessagric.com/save-ghana-launches-project-to-solve-farmer-herder-conflict/ https://accessagric.com/save-ghana-launches-project-to-solve-farmer-herder-conflict/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:45:16 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=4182 Save Ghana, a Non – governmental Organization (NGO),  has launched an eight-month project  in Tumu to solve conflicts between nomadic herdsmen and farmers. The project, dubbed: “Strengthening Capacity and Evidence-Based Action” (SEA Action), also aims at creating a sustainable peaceful co-existence between farmers and the Fulani community, reduce farmer herder conflicts, strengthen local conflict management […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/save-ghana-launches-project-to-solve-farmer-herder-conflict/feed/ 0 4182 136 women farmers supported to purchase fertilizer at half price https://accessagric.com/136-women-farmers-supported-to-purchase-fertilizer-at-half-price/ https://accessagric.com/136-women-farmers-supported-to-purchase-fertilizer-at-half-price/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:28:40 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=3442 A total of 136 women farmers in the Sissala West District have been supported to purchase fertilizer at an affordable price to increase their productivity.  In all, 1,568 bags of compound fertilizer were given to the women at half the cost to help them improve their farm yields and pay the rest later. Mr Nankpa […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/136-women-farmers-supported-to-purchase-fertilizer-at-half-price/feed/ 0 3442 Tree farmer at Tumu appeals for support https://accessagric.com/tree-farmer-at-tumu-appeals-for-support/ https://accessagric.com/tree-farmer-at-tumu-appeals-for-support/#respond Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:59:56 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2746 Mr Abu Gbentie, a 56-year-old engaged in tree planting at the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region, has appealed to the government and benevolent organisations for support to sustain his “tree farming” activities and promote the Green Ghana Agenda. He said he needed wire mesh to protect the seedlings to ensure their survival, […]

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