Mr Bismark Owusu Nortey has boldly reveals what is going on at the Agric ministry which is affecting farmers in Ghana. According to Mr Owusu Nortey, there is issue of smuggling going on among the suppliers of fertilizers. So the Agric Ministry has decided not to release any fund untill correct auditing is done. Mr Bismark added that, the farmers are suffering because the prices of fertilizer keep on increasing and that is the truth about what is happening at the Agric Ministry.
“The rain started last week and the farmers have started planting. But currently, there is no fertilizer for the farmers which is going affect their production after the season is over. Most of the farmers get their input from Planting for food and jobs introduced by the Government. The Government has a debt to settle with the suppliers of fertilizers and it will be very difficult for the government to raise such amount this year to settle those debts. We heard that, the Agric ministry is not ready to release the money from Government in other to help the farmers because of Smuggling issues. What the ministry is saying is that, they are auditing the companies because, some of them are not doing well with the supply”. – Mr Bismark stated.
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