The Director of Crops at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Seth Osei Akoto, is appealing to the media, security agencies and other stakeholders to support the government fight against the smuggling of\u00a0 The Director of Crops at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Seth Osei Akoto, is appealing to the media, security agencies and other stakeholders to support the government fight against the smuggling of\u00a0fertilizer.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n He said the development threatens the government\u2019s efforts to boost agriculture in the country and crop yields.<\/p>\n The director made the appeal at the relaunch of the government\u2019s Agribooster Program in the North East Region.<\/p>\n \u201cOur intentions are very clear but we have some people are trying to sabotage the whole programme. At this stage, I will appeal to all of us to support us. Be very vigilant on the ground, so if you see someone crossing the boarders with fertilizers you draw the attention of security forces so that we bring the whole thing to a halt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Some registered fertilizer dealers were found to be engaged in smuggling<\/strong><\/span> the subsidized fertilizers meant for the government\u2019s Planting for Food and Job programme.<\/p>\n The products are allegedly sent to neighboring countries including Ivory Coast where they are sold at the regular market value for high profits.<\/p>\n\n