krapajude June 13, 2025 No Comments

Busia Institute to build model teacher bungalows

The programme, aimed at promoting rural development, seeks to address the challenge of inadequate accommodation for teachers in rural communities, which hampers smooth teaching and learning. “We believe that decent housing is not just a shelter but a foundation for thriving communities,” the Executive Director of the BIRDD, Anane Agyei, told the Daily Graphic. “We […]

krapajude July 27, 2022 No Comments

Busia Institute urges govt to increase cocoa producer price

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has expressed deep disappointment and concern over the government’s decision not to increase the producer price of cocoa for the 2025-2026 crop season.  This decision, the institute said, was a clear breach of a categorical promise made during the 2024 election campaign to double the producer […]

krapajude July 27, 2022 No Comments

Asantehene Commends Busia Institute

THE ASANTEHENE, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commended the Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) for partnering with the Wesley College of Education in Kumasi to organise the 45th anniversary of the passing of Dr. K. A. Busia, Ghana’s Prime Minister of the Second Republic between 1969 and 1972. Read More

krapajude July 27, 2022 No Comments

Busia Institute calls for accountability, protection of civil liberties

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has expressed concern about the manner state security apparatuses are conducting operations at the private homes of prominent members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).  It said such actions could undermine Ghana’s democratic credibility and public trust in state institutions. “The Busia Institute upholds the […]