FEATURE: Organic produce can create wealth in rural Ghana

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• Chief amankwa 12 years ago

  We only have to have two farms.
  
  Organic farms and commercialised farms.
  
  Only difference is price differences buyer be aware ..simple..one should not cancel the other ..simple logic

  We only have to have two farms.
  
  Organic farms and commercialised farms.
  
  Only difference is price differences buyer be aware ..simple..one should not cancel the other ..simple logic

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• MATILDA BROWN 12 years ago

  VILLAGERS LIKE MAHAMA AND HIS POVERTY SINKING REGION,DONT THINK OF SUCH USEFUL THINGS,RATHER, HE WILL FOCUS HIS ENRGY ON BRIBING,BUYING VOTES,STEALING MONEY FROM NATIONAL COFFERS TO MAKE ELECTION,AND IMPOSSING HIMSELF ON GHAH ...
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  VILLAGERS LIKE MAHAMA AND HIS POVERTY SINKING REGION,DONT THINK OF SUCH USEFUL THINGS,RATHER, HE WILL FOCUS HIS ENRGY ON BRIBING,BUYING VOTES,STEALING MONEY FROM NATIONAL COFFERS TO MAKE ELECTION,AND IMPOSSING HIMSELF ON GHAHAIANS.I DONT BLAME HIM,

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• EZEKIEL 12 years ago

  this is a very thoughtful article for us all. Instead of pushing for MORE ACTION or DELIBERATING HOW, some STUPID ones already start to INSULT the President. The President ALONE CANNOT develop Ghana.WE ALL HAVE TO BRING IN OU ...
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  this is a very thoughtful article for us all. Instead of pushing for MORE ACTION or DELIBERATING HOW, some STUPID ones already start to INSULT the President. The President ALONE CANNOT develop Ghana.WE ALL HAVE TO BRING IN OUR CONTRIBUTIONS WITHOUT INSULTING!
  Matilda, you should be ashamed of YOUR STUPID and USELESS STINKY self!

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• NPP Cocaine Pusher 12 years ago

  Thank you. Ask him what the greedy thief about this during his 8 years of LOOTING

  Thank you. Ask him what the greedy thief about this during his 8 years of LOOTING

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• NICHOLAS 12 years ago

  I will like to advice Matilda Brown that this site offers everybody the opportunity to contribute meaningfully towards the development of mother Ghana.If you do not have any better thing to say hold your breath for we are tir ...
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  I will like to advice Matilda Brown that this site offers everybody the opportunity to contribute meaningfully towards the development of mother Ghana.If you do not have any better thing to say hold your breath for we are tired with NPP and their blind way of doing politics.

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• Joanna 12 years ago

  Thank for your comment. Genetic manipulated produce is source human ill-health. Our nation and especially our rulers should concentrate on locally made produce instead of importing chemically produced products into the countr ...
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  Thank for your comment. Genetic manipulated produce is source human ill-health. Our nation and especially our rulers should concentrate on locally made produce instead of importing chemically produced products into the country. Let's take cooking oil for example - we can consume our own made healthy Coconut Oil for preparation of our dishes instead of imported Sunflower Oil. Now is time to encourage developing our organic farming for our consumption and also for export.

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• GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

  THE EUROPEANS AND THE RUSSIANS HAVE SAID NO TO GMO PRODUCE. GO AND ASK THEM WHY? BCOS IT MAKES THEIR CITIZENS SICK AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LESS GDP, LESS PRODUCTIVITY. HIGH HEALTH COSTS. IN NORTH AMERICA, THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT ...
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  THE EUROPEANS AND THE RUSSIANS HAVE SAID NO TO GMO PRODUCE. GO AND ASK THEM WHY? BCOS IT MAKES THEIR CITIZENS SICK AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LESS GDP, LESS PRODUCTIVITY. HIGH HEALTH COSTS. IN NORTH AMERICA, THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT GREED, AND FOOLISHNESS.

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• ghanaman 12 years ago

  Hopefully the President and his advisers are taking note.

  Hopefully the President and his advisers are taking note.

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• Afenyemi tetteh 12 years ago

  I totally agree with Mr. Thompson. There is a mafia in the system protecting their business till the Chinese products entered into the market to compete. Civil Servants are always around to sing their masters voice.

  I totally agree with Mr. Thompson. There is a mafia in the system protecting their business till the Chinese products entered into the market to compete. Civil Servants are always around to sing their masters voice.

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• Paul Amuna 12 years ago

  Kofi, another fine article, but perhaps we should start by defining and classifying organic produce". Then we have a basis to determine how much of it we are already producing and how we can increase the volume don't you thin ...
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  Kofi, another fine article, but perhaps we should start by defining and classifying organic produce". Then we have a basis to determine how much of it we are already producing and how we can increase the volume don't you think?

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• FUFUO DADESEN 12 years ago

  Organic produce is and can be define and as chemically induced method of growing foods.And can be classified as the plastic food.The writer is talking about how to move from that system of agric.We are doing it already.Incre ...
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  Organic produce is and can be define and as chemically induced method of growing foods.And can be classified as the plastic food.The writer is talking about how to move from that system of agric.We are doing it already.Increasing the 'VOLUME" is not the problem,the side effects of the volume is.

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• fufuo dadesen 12 years ago

  CORRECTION: Organic produce can be defined as 'NONE CHEMICALLY INDUCED'"

  CORRECTION: Organic produce can be defined as 'NONE CHEMICALLY INDUCED'"

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• Nana Asare 12 years ago

  IF THE DOVERNMENT WILL COME OUT OF IT'S SHELL AS THE WHITE MAN'S SLAVE AND LISTEN TO GHANAIANS, GHANA WILL SPRING BACK TO IT'S PAST GLORY BY NOT USING DANGEROUS CHEMICAL TO GROW OUR PROCEEDS.

  IF THE DOVERNMENT WILL COME OUT OF IT'S SHELL AS THE WHITE MAN'S SLAVE AND LISTEN TO GHANAIANS, GHANA WILL SPRING BACK TO IT'S PAST GLORY BY NOT USING DANGEROUS CHEMICAL TO GROW OUR PROCEEDS.

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• GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

  LOOK UP WHOLE FOODS ON THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE N TELL ME HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY PULL IN EVERY YEAR? DONT FALL PREY TO THIS FOOLISH GM,O CRAZE GOING ON IN NORTH AMERICA. GMO FOODS ONLY BREEDS CANCER, CONSTIPATION. WHICH IN TURN A ...
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  LOOK UP WHOLE FOODS ON THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE N TELL ME HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY PULL IN EVERY YEAR? DONT FALL PREY TO THIS FOOLISH GM,O CRAZE GOING ON IN NORTH AMERICA. GMO FOODS ONLY BREEDS CANCER, CONSTIPATION. WHICH IN TURN ARE TREATED PARTIALLY BY PHARMA DRUGS. U SEE THE CONNECTION? HOLD MY HERE, HOLD MY HERE.... GROW ORGANIC, BUILD FACTORIES. TURN SOME OF THE GOODS INTO FINISH PRODUCTS N EXPORT. BACK IN THE DAY, GH OR WEST AFRICA RICE WAS THEMOST EXPORTED AND DEMANDED AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS HIGH NUTRITIONAL CONTENT. TODAY, GHFUO IMPORT RICE. WE IMPORT BLEACHED, LESS NUTRITIOUS RICE FROM AMERICA, VIETNAM, CHINA...WHY? WE HAVE THROWN AWAY OUR GOLD,FOR COMPUTER PARTS.....

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• KOJO 12 years ago

  I hope officials in Government and the Advisors are going to take this subject very seriously. There is even more wealth in the agricultural waste. Let all those who love Ghana add their voice to this.

  I hope officials in Government and the Advisors are going to take this subject very seriously. There is even more wealth in the agricultural waste. Let all those who love Ghana add their voice to this.

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• Efua Taylor 12 years ago

  I am really happy that there are people around who are prepared to voice out their concern for keeping GM products out of Ghana, protecting our people from chemicals which cause health problems and looking to overseas market ...
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  I am really happy that there are people around who are prepared to voice out their concern for keeping GM products out of Ghana, protecting our people from chemicals which cause health problems and looking to overseas markets that are crying out for organic foods. By the way, Moringa can be dried, ground, mixed with water and sprayed on plants to add nutrition to the soil

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• Abdallah Smith 12 years ago

  yes organic should be the next step in terms of transforming our agricultural sector, but we should finally look to have rural regions produce for urban areas, making it attractive for unemployed workers to move to rural regi ...
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  yes organic should be the next step in terms of transforming our agricultural sector, but we should finally look to have rural regions produce for urban areas, making it attractive for unemployed workers to move to rural regions and eventually accumulate capital and wealth in the rural regions. However rural farmers must always have a market, and ghana needs to import less and organically/ locally produce produce for our people first - then neighboring nations.

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• GHANABA 12 years ago

  KOFI,I DONT THING U NO WHAT YOU ARE TALKING,I AM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST IN U.S.A.PPesticides can contribute to air pollution. Pesticide drift occurs when pesticides suspended in the air as particles are carried by win ...
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  KOFI,I DONT THING U NO WHAT YOU ARE TALKING,I AM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST IN U.S.A.PPesticides can contribute to air pollution. Pesticide drift occurs when pesticides suspended in the air as particles are carried by wind to other areas, potentially contaminating them.[6] Pesticides that are applied to crops can volatilize and may be blown by winds into nearby areas, potentially posing a threat to wildlife.[7] Weather conditions at the time of application as well as temperature and relative humidity change the spread of the pesticide in the air. As wind velocity increases so does the spray drift and exposure. Low relative humidity and high temperature result in more spray evaporating. The amount of inhalable pesticides in the outdoor environment is therefore often dependent on the season.[2] Also, droplets of sprayed pesticides or particles from pesticides applied as dusts may travel on the wind to other areas,[8] or pesticides may adhere to particles that blow in the wind, such as dust particles.[9] Ground spraying produces less pesticide drift than aerial spraying does.[10] Farmers can employ a buffer zone around their crop, consisting of empty land or non-crop plants such as evergreen trees to serve as windbreaks and absorb the pesticides, preventing drift into other areas.[11] Such windbreaks are legally required in the NetherlandsESTICIDES IS #1 CAUSE OF CANCER,DIABETES,HEART ATTACK.

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