Ghanaian youth must go into agriculture – Prophet Adusei

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Ola Durojaiye 11 years ago

How many kids of yours are into farming?

How many kids of yours are into farming?
Koffi Parker 11 years ago

How many of your children will become "agbero"or doctor like you.

How many of your children will become "agbero"or doctor like you.
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

A Guinea fowl says to a bull, "I would love to get on top of that tree, but I haven't the energy."

"Well," says the bull, "why don't you eat some of my dung? It's packed with nutrients."

So the Wild Guinea fowl eats som ...
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A Guinea fowl says to a bull, "I would love to get on top of that tree, but I haven't the energy."

"Well," says the bull, "why don't you eat some of my dung? It's packed with nutrients."

So the Wild Guinea fowl eats some dung and finds that it gives him enough energy to get to the first branch. The next day, he eats some more and gets to the next branch. This cycle continues for a week. Finally, the Guinea Fowl is at the top of the tree, where he is spotted by the farmer, who shoots him with a shotgun.
Moral of the Story: bullshit might take you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
PRINCE FROM NORWAY 11 years ago

SO YOU MEANS, THE YOUTH SHOULD LEAVE STUDIES AND GO TO FARM,YOU MUST TO THINK BEFORE TALKING.EVEN IF THEY ARE ABLE TO FARM,WHERE IS THE FARMING EQUIPMNTS,THE YOUTH DONT HAVE EVEN FOOD TO EAT,IF YOU DONT EAT CAN YOU GO TO FARM ...
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SO YOU MEANS, THE YOUTH SHOULD LEAVE STUDIES AND GO TO FARM,YOU MUST TO THINK BEFORE TALKING.EVEN IF THEY ARE ABLE TO FARM,WHERE IS THE FARMING EQUIPMNTS,THE YOUTH DONT HAVE EVEN FOOD TO EAT,IF YOU DONT EAT CAN YOU GO TO FARM?.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 11 years ago

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AGRICULTURE ENTERPRISE CULTURE
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THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS THE ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITE IN AFRIKA
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AFRIKA COMMODITY IS A NORM AND INDISPENSIBLE=IT IS NOT HIT & MISS=
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NYAMEKOR 11 years ago

Worfa that's truth you are telling. Some are waiting for crude oil money.

Worfa that's truth you are telling. Some are waiting for crude oil money.
Kofi 11 years ago

People say there are no jobs in Ghana for the youth. The issue is the youths of today want fast money and not jobs. Farming is a profession that has never went of style. No kne wants to farm bjt we all want to eat.

People say there are no jobs in Ghana for the youth. The issue is the youths of today want fast money and not jobs. Farming is a profession that has never went of style. No kne wants to farm bjt we all want to eat.
JP 11 years ago

I was having this discussion with someone in GHana the other day, and he was laughing at me saying a graduate shouldn't farm. If ghanaians can put their pride away, farming indeed can boost the economy. I know a guy in Ghana ...
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I was having this discussion with someone in GHana the other day, and he was laughing at me saying a graduate shouldn't farm. If ghanaians can put their pride away, farming indeed can boost the economy. I know a guy in Ghana who struggled in the U.S and went back to ghana, and purposely build a tomato farm. The guy is doing great.
Koffi Parker 11 years ago

You see the guy from the US had some funds to start farming thats why he is doing well,how do you expect these folks to work on empty stomach and bare hands?

You see the guy from the US had some funds to start farming thats why he is doing well,how do you expect these folks to work on empty stomach and bare hands?
Kofi 11 years ago

Ghana is where she is because majority of people think they have good plans that can work but are baseless plans. My family has been farming on the same expanse of land my great grand parents had and the family has grown much ...
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Ghana is where she is because majority of people think they have good plans that can work but are baseless plans. My family has been farming on the same expanse of land my great grand parents had and the family has grown much much in size and the land has lost much of its fertility so we have to move out to learn trades. So what are you telling us now. We as a nation have too many people in agric and that is the nature of under developement. Please don't drag us further back

Adolambert Bolga 11 years ago

Tweaaaaaaaaaa! who go there? come to bolgatanga and see what is happening to the tomatoes farmers. factory collapse, no market for the products. Youth wil not go there again.

Tweaaaaaaaaaa! who go there? come to bolgatanga and see what is happening to the tomatoes farmers. factory collapse, no market for the products. Youth wil not go there again.
Emperor 11 years ago

How many farms do u have?

How many farms do u have?
Danny Blue 11 years ago

You people just like to talk !! Here are some of the problem why the youth won’t waste their time with the practice. Our agricultural problems have been related to misguided policies, weak institutions and a lack of well-tr ...
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You people just like to talk !! Here are some of the problem why the youth won’t waste their time with the practice. Our agricultural problems have been related to misguided policies, weak institutions and a lack of well-trained human resources.
Where is the support and encouragement? What has been done over the years to attract the youth in to agriculture, what has been done to expose the youth to agricultural production strategies. Besides dancing, religion and singing on TV is there a national forum that the youth can discuss new ideas, introducing modern methods and new simple techniques that would increase yields in agriculture.
Where in Ghana can the youth learn about agriculture management skill which can be utilized in the modern practical working environment?
Today it is almost impossible to make a decent living out of agriculture in Ghana.
RAW 11 years ago

ITS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.. I HAVE DEEP INTEREST IN GOING INTO AGRIC BUT WHERE & HOW DO I START.. PLEASE CAN SOMEBODY HELP?

ITS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.. I HAVE DEEP INTEREST IN GOING INTO AGRIC BUT WHERE & HOW DO I START.. PLEASE CAN SOMEBODY HELP?
Kofi 11 years ago

If you are serious, start by talking to a farmer.

If you are serious, start by talking to a farmer.
Dug 11 years ago

Provide a contact no and we ll talk.

Provide a contact no and we ll talk.
EZEKIEL 11 years ago

Good Idea but I'll advise you NOT to seek an answer as to the "HOW" on the Web! Take your Idea, with what you want to FARM EXACTLY with some plan...in short A BUSINESS PLAN-- to your Branch of the Agric Dev. Bank. Discuss the ...
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Good Idea but I'll advise you NOT to seek an answer as to the "HOW" on the Web! Take your Idea, with what you want to FARM EXACTLY with some plan...in short A BUSINESS PLAN-- to your Branch of the Agric Dev. Bank. Discuss the plan with the COMPETENT Mr. Somebody and go from there !!! Good Luck!
Koffi Parker 11 years ago

Hope it works agric bank?becos I was wondering how he is going to survive before the harvest.

Hope it works agric bank?becos I was wondering how he is going to survive before the harvest.
Dug 11 years ago

But. The govt keeps importing frozen chicken from south Africa. I think that is wrong. Government is really sabotaging the farming industry by the imports of foriegn produce.

But. The govt keeps importing frozen chicken from south Africa. I think that is wrong. Government is really sabotaging the farming industry by the imports of foriegn produce.
poshman 11 years ago

That is true. But it depends on the clueless govt.There should be changes in the land tenure system, at least the field needs to be cleared mechanically by the gov,t instead of using cutlasses which is seen as punishment, mak ...
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That is true. But it depends on the clueless govt.There should be changes in the land tenure system, at least the field needs to be cleared mechanically by the gov,t instead of using cutlasses which is seen as punishment, making loan available and guaranteeing post harvest market. Farming will be attractive to the youth if it is less punishing and profitable. This will stop all the woes the country is having, whether cedi depreciation or what have you including agro base industries

Kofi 11 years ago

I know for sure that waiting on government to do that will take years.

I know for sure that waiting on government to do that will take years.
Kwame 11 years ago

Pls be serious with this unemployment problem facing Ghana. Council of State - do you take salary from the state? Why not me but you? National cake must be shared equally. Stop the COS and start farming today. Who started you ...
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Pls be serious with this unemployment problem facing Ghana. Council of State - do you take salary from the state? Why not me but you? National cake must be shared equally. Stop the COS and start farming today. Who started your church for you? Please stop the litigation on your church 1st.
sly 11 years ago

this is stupid u saying a university graduate to go farming illiteracy

this is stupid u saying a university graduate to go farming illiteracy
sly 11 years ago

u must an ndc supporter all they do is talk rubbish no action like kofi

u must an ndc supporter all they do is talk rubbish no action like kofi
peace 11 years ago

We're chasing jobs that doesn't exist.
Those that exist we refuse to chase them.
Farming may not be lucrative, but it can open avenue for other businesses. We got to give it a try.

We're chasing jobs that doesn't exist.
Those that exist we refuse to chase them.
Farming may not be lucrative, but it can open avenue for other businesses. We got to give it a try.
wofa Koo 11 years ago

Good advise, agriculture is important and way better than illegal mining. But next time use livestock (not animal farming).

Good advise, agriculture is important and way better than illegal mining. But next time use livestock (not animal farming).
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

A man is driving down the road, when he passes a farmer standing in the middle of a huge field. He pulls the car over and watches the farmer doing absolutely nothing. The man walks over to the farmer and asks him, “excuse m ...
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A man is driving down the road, when he passes a farmer standing in the middle of a huge field. He pulls the car over and watches the farmer doing absolutely nothing. The man walks over to the farmer and asks him, “excuse me sir, but what are you doing?” The farmer replies, “I’m trying to win a Nobel Prize.” “How?” Asks the man puzzled. “Well I heard the give the prize to people who are outstanding in their field.
Kofi 11 years ago

Well said but where are the farm lands. It would have been better if you had invited the youth to your forest to farm.Some youth have gone to the extent of encroaching on forest reserves damning the consequences. Sometimes ta ...
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Well said but where are the farm lands. It would have been better if you had invited the youth to your forest to farm.Some youth have gone to the extent of encroaching on forest reserves damning the consequences. Sometimes talk is easier
kunta kinte 11 years ago

IF I WAS PRES WILL CALL ALL UNEMPLOYED TO VAST FARMS FREE ACCOMODATION FEEDING . SOLVE CRIME UNEMPLOYMENT, GET MORE FOOD INTO COUNTRY AND BEYOND

IF I WAS PRES WILL CALL ALL UNEMPLOYED TO VAST FARMS FREE ACCOMODATION FEEDING . SOLVE CRIME UNEMPLOYMENT, GET MORE FOOD INTO COUNTRY AND BEYOND
james naru 11 years ago

This is the best article I have so far read on the web. Good on you COS member.
A lot of my people have left the village and have gone to Accra looking for work which they never find. They get frustrated and are easily led ...
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This is the best article I have so far read on the web. Good on you COS member.
A lot of my people have left the village and have gone to Accra looking for work which they never find. They get frustrated and are easily led into petty thefts and further into armed robbery.
Vietnam which was ravaged by war has in the last 30 years reduced youth unemployment from 90% to 10% by just growing coffee. I visited Malaysia and saw huge palm plantations a distance of about from Accra to Winneba. The seedlings came from Ghana. My host told me they harvest the fruits and produce oil for export to Saudi Arabia. The Saudis according to him were ever ready to buy. The Malaysians used the money to build roads , Hospitals etc. We have opportunities to transform Ghana by embracing Agriculture as we have a fertile land. We need the Youth who are educated to get into Agriculture as illiterates cannot do it. We need young Graduates etc to lift us out of poverty . Farming is what we do best and that as a profession should be embraced. I know of an Engineer who left Valco on a good paid salary and went into farming.
He told me at Xmas that that was the best decision he has made.
he came to visit me in his Mercedes Benz Car which he bought with money from the farm.
New Zealand is a small country but has the ability to feed the whole of Africa because they are farmers. These farmers are graduates and they are one of the richest people I have met.
GHANA YOUTH : YES WE CAN ; YES WE CAN DO IT. YES WE CAN FARM

Jojo 11 years ago

SHOULD THE YOUTH WITHOUT FARMING TECHNICAL GO INTO FARMING WITH CUTLASS AND HOES.

WE STILL DOI NOT KNOW,WHAT AGRICULTURE MEANS TO A NATION.

SHOULD THE YOUTH WITHOUT FARMING TECHNICAL GO INTO FARMING WITH CUTLASS AND HOES.

WE STILL DOI NOT KNOW,WHAT AGRICULTURE MEANS TO A NATION.
enchill 11 years ago

Some people think farming is for the poor and the illiterate in the country. In fact our leaders - president, ministers, chiefs, etc. should also make farms to make it attractive to the youth b'cos the youth learn from them.

Some people think farming is for the poor and the illiterate in the country. In fact our leaders - president, ministers, chiefs, etc. should also make farms to make it attractive to the youth b'cos the youth learn from them.
Addy 11 years ago

Buy local chickens and farm produce and stop giving business to south Africa

Buy local chickens and farm produce and stop giving business to south Africa
SHAKARA 11 years ago

U GO FIRST

U GO FIRST
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

As a way to jump start an agricultural revolution that is sustainable, and thereby end. the economic crisis that is bedevilling our country, we must , first of all end the urban bias against any thing "kookoase". The little b ...
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As a way to jump start an agricultural revolution that is sustainable, and thereby end. the economic crisis that is bedevilling our country, we must , first of all end the urban bias against any thing "kookoase". The little bit rural folks produce is sent directly to the urban areas. The Kookoase majority are to a large extent voiceless. This is unsustainable.
We must change course, if we are to develop sustainablly.
Johnny USA 11 years ago

THANK YOU PROPHET.MOST OF THE FARMERS CHILDREN LEFT COCOA FARMS TO THE CITY LOOKING FOR WHITE COLOR JOB.WHILE THERE IS MONEY IN THE SOIL.

THANK YOU PROPHET.MOST OF THE FARMERS CHILDREN LEFT COCOA FARMS TO THE CITY LOOKING FOR WHITE COLOR JOB.WHILE THERE IS MONEY IN THE SOIL.
Abrekyie ba UK 11 years ago

Farming without government support is uselessi

Farming without government support is uselessi
JH New York 11 years ago

When some of our elderly and generation make such good for nothing statement then Ghana has a problem.
Yes farming is good.But just to say people should go to farm after Schooling is nothing short of an insult or snubbed to ...
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When some of our elderly and generation make such good for nothing statement then Ghana has a problem.
Yes farming is good.But just to say people should go to farm after Schooling is nothing short of an insult or snubbed to the School leavers.
I think we ask those who would like to farm, to Form into associations/groups of say; 5 or 10 people with each group and appoint officials to evaluation, and prepare a Fast Track feasibility report to institutions like National Youth Employment,GYEEDA,or a particular govt appointed Bank for assistance in the form of supply of.material-
Reggie. 11 years ago

Tell the Govt to stop Importing frozen chicken from south Africa and tomatoes from ivory coast or bukina faso

Tell the Govt to stop Importing frozen chicken from south Africa and tomatoes from ivory coast or bukina faso

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