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To ensure efficiency and value for money in the distribution of improved seeds to beneficiary farmers under the 2022 Planting for Food and Jobs Campaign, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is rolling out the following implementation guidelines with the support of NABCO officials.
- All seeds will be bagged in sacks with PFJ labels/logo
- Seed growers/suppliers of improved seeds must liaise with PPRSD for sacks.
- Copies of waybills on all seed consignments must be submitted to Regional Ministers or their representatives and Regional Directors of Agriculture for endorsement before offloading or sending to the districts/communities.
- At the district and community levels, copies of waybills of all seed consignments must be submitted to MMDCEs or their representative and Municipal, Metropolitan and District Directors of Agriculture for endorsement.
- Seed distributors and retailers will liaise with NABCO officials under the supervision of MMDCEs to distribute seeds to the sale outlets/retail points
- Daily records sheets will be used to record daily sales to farmers.
- NABCO officials will be placed at all retail outlets in all regions to supervise and record the quantities of seeds being sold to farmers through the use of daily records sheets.
- The sales records of the retailers will be reconciled with the NABCO officials.
- The date, name, quantities and types of seeds bought by beneficiary farmers should be recorded on the daily records sheets. It must be ensured that only daily records sheets provided by MOFA are to be used by the retailers.
Read more: PFJ 2022: General Implementation Modalities for Improved Seeds
To ensure efficiency and value for money in the distribution of subsidized fertilizers to beneficiary farmers under the 2022 Planting for Food and Jobs Campaign, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is rolling out the following implementation modalities with support of NABCO officials.
- The Ministry will continue to promote crop specific fertilizer recommendations in all agro-ecologies across the country.
- All inorganic fertilizers will be bagged in sacks with PFJ labels/logo. Liquid and different forms of organic fertilizers must be packaged with PFJ logo and inscriptions.
- All inorganic fertilizers to be sold under the 2022 PFJ will be bagged in 25kg bags in all the 16 regions of the country.
- Copies of waybills on all fertilizer consignments must be submitted to Regional Ministers or their representatives and Regional Directors of Agriculture for endorsement before offloading or sending to the districts/communities.
- At the districts and community levels, copies of waybills of all fertilizer consignments must be submitted to MMDCEs or their representatives and Municipal, Metropolitan and District Directors of Agriculture for endorsement.
- In situations where the destination of the consignment is not a regional capital, the waybill of the consignment must be endorsed by the MMDCEs and copies sent to the Regional Minister by the company for endorsement.
- Fertilizer distributors and retailers will liaise with NABCO officials under the supervision of MMDCEs to distribute fertilizers to the sale outlets/retail points.
- Daily records sheets will be used to record daily sales to farmers.
- NABCO officials will be placed at all retail outlets in all regions to supervise and record the quantities of fertilizers being sold to farmers through the use of the daily records sheets.
- The sales records of the retailers will be reconciled with the NABCO officials.
- The date, name, quantities and types fertilizers bought by beneficiary farmers should be recorded on the daily records sheets. It must be ensured that only daily records sheets provided by MOFA are to be used by the retailers.
Read more: PFJ 2022: General implementation guidelines for distribution of Fertilizers
1.0 WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN PFJ
Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is a Government Campaign, which is helping to:
- increase food production
- promote farming as a noble and profitable business
- change the attitude of the youth towards agriculture
- reduce food imports and increase exports
- create jobs
The Campaign which was launched in April, 2017 by the President has advantages for participating farmers. It has indeed emerged as a provider of well-timed solutions to the farming needs of the Ghanaian farmer.
Read more: Planting for Food and Jobs (Pfj) is the way to Good Harvest; Walk It!