Business News of Thursday, 18 May 2017Source: Myjoyonline.comArmyworms invasion won’t affect Planting for food, jobs project – Agric MinisterDr. Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and AgricultureThe Agricultural Minister says government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme will not be affected by recent armyworms invasion of some farms across the country. Statistics at the Agricultural Ministry in 2016 show the Fall Armyworm pests destroyed over 4,500 hectares of farmlands in Ghana. Since its invasion in March, 2017 the pests have destroyed more than 1,370 hectares of maize, cowpea and cocoa farms. But the Minister said the country’s food security will not be tampered with because of the invasion by the armyworms. The Planting for Food and Jobs project, the flagship programme of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, is expected to create over 750,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Source: GhanaWeb May 18, 2017 14:26 UTC