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Newage Agric Solutions Ltd donates to MoFA in support of the 41st Farmers Day Celebration
Newage Agric Solutions Ltd has presented food products worth GH¢30,000 and a cash donation of GH¢50,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) towards the 41st Farmers Day celebration held in the Volta Region.
The food products include bags of EVIVI RICE and EVIVI SOYABEAN oil.
Presenting the food and cans donation at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Accra, the General Manager of Newage Agric Solutions Ltd, Martin Tettey Nartey, said the gesture was part of the company’s support to help the ministry appreciate Ghana’s hardworking farmers.
“We’re donating cash and some locally produced rice and soyabean oil worth 30,000 from our subsidiary, EVIVI FOODS Ltd, and cash of 50,000 as our support towards the 2025 farmers’ day celebration to help the farmers across the country who have worked so hard to ensure there is food on our tables,” he stated.
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, thanked the Newage Agric Solutions Ltd for the decision to support this year’s Farmers Day, which is being held to motivate farmers to continue doing their best to contribute towards the attainment of food security in the country.
He assured thst the donation will be channeled to helping Ghana attain its food security goal.
“We know you’re a major stakeholder in Ghana’s agriculture, and we appreciate this. I have a long standing relationship with Newage Agric Solutions Ltd so we’re grateful for the opportunity. We’re now preparing for the grand durbar of the 41st farmers Day celebration and we expected as usual that we will have you come on board to support.
He promised to ensure that the items donated would get to the farmers and not be diverted anywhere.
“And we want to assure you that whatever you have brought to us will go straight to the benefit of our farmers and eventually benefit on the food production of our country,” he said after receiving the donation.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Abena Osei Asare has expressed concerns about the failure of the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Mr. Paul Adjei to honour invitation of the Committee to assist in dealing with abandoned projects cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s report.
She emphasised that some of the projects have been abandoned for more than 20 years and it kept reoccurring in the Auditor-General’s report yearly, stressing that the GETFund Administrator could assist by prioritising these projects.
However, he has failed to personally appear before the Committee since the commencement of the Committee’s public hearing in the 9th Parliament.
According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s report on Pre-University Educational Institutions, nine (9) Institutions with 16 projects awarded by the GET Fund Secretariat had been abandoned/delayed for a period ranging between three (3) and 28 years.
Some of the affected schools include Adanwomoase Senior High School (Boys and Girls dormitory abandoned for 12 years), Atoa Senior High School (Home Economics Block abandoned for 27 years), Beposo Senior High School (Dinning Hall and Kitchen Complex abandoned for 10 years and lastly KNUST Senior High School (Three storey classroom block abandoned for 20 years).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy continued its oversight responsibilities with a working visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) yesterday.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the visit formed part of efforts to familiarize members with the Authority’s operations and to explore ways Parliament could provide the necessary support.
He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, a critical area for national energy security.
Mr. Bedzrah noted that the Committee is particularly interested in assessing whether the country has adequate petroleum stock to meet demand.
He noted that rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing US–Iran conflict, could have adverse effect on Ghana’s energy supply and pricing.
He further disclosed that the Committee intends to engage closely with the Authority on a proposed new petroleum bill.
According to him, a draft of the legislation will be reviewed and possibly presented to Parliament under a certificate of urgency.
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