Tag: agriculture
Help expand our farms, rice growers appeal to Government
Rice growers in the Volta Region have appealed for government support to expand their farms.
Richard Mawutor, a rice...
Don’t patronize unwholesome food-FDA urges public
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has urged the public to be mindful of the quality of food they patronize on the...
Minister lauds moves to improve trade opportunities in tomato value chain
Mr Steven Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister has assured tomato farmers in the region of his unflinching support to recapture the past glory...
MCE urges assembly members to adopt strategies for development
Mr Samuel Nii Adjei Tawiah, the Korle Klottey Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has urged the Assembly members to...
No scarcity of maize in Sunyani Municipality-MoFA Director
There is no scarcity of maize in the Sunyani Municipality, Mr. John Ofosu Dankyira, the Municipal Director of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)...
Ford and Ford Fund Donate GH₵117,000 to Maltiti Foundation for empowering and equipping young...
Accra, Ghana, April 27, 2021 – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Company has dedicated considerable resources to assist global communities and humanitarian organisations involved...
Bono East Regional Minister commits to transformed agriculture
Mr Kwasi Adu-Gyan, the Bono East Regional Minister, on Thursday expressed his determination to transform agriculture and create employment for the...
AGRA’s VALUE4HER program poised to accelerate women’s agribusiness in Africa
Women play significant role in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing up to 50% of the agricultural labor force by producing food while ensuring family...
CSIR unveils digitised soil map to boost agriculture
As part of broader efforts to modernise Ghana's agriculture, Soil Research Institute (SRI) of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has launched a...
Government to increase investment in agriculture
Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, the Northern Regional Minister, says the government will continue to increase investment in agriculture in the region to boost production...
‘Green Energy’ Means More Economic Misery for Africa
March 19, 2021
Gyude Moore, former Liberian Minister of Public Works, has published an superbly perceptive article on what the “green-decarbonization” of energy means for...
NGO calls for government’s support for women in agriculture
The Centre for Women in Agriculture and Nutrition (CWAN), a Non-governmental Organisation, has called on government to prioritise the needs of women in agriculture...
SEND GHANA submitts its proposals to the ministry of finance for consideration into the...
SEND GHANA, as has been the practice, went round the country to collate citizens' inputs and submitted them to the Ministry of Finance for...
Oti MOFA organises rice durbar for stakeholders
Mr Obrien Nyarko, Oti Regional Director of Agriculture (MOFA) has said Ghana rice or local rice has the potential to compete with the foreign...
IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo appointed to second four-year term
Gilbert F. Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo who has served as president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) since 2017,...
UN Women and Standard Bank’s partnership on climate-resilient agriculture
Access to reliable data and market information is a critical tool in the drive to make Africa’s rural economies more equitable and sustainable, according...
Zimbabwe anticipating bumper harvest of maize
After years of relying on grain imports and for the first time in almost two decades, Zimbabwe expects this year to have a bumper...
Zambian small-scale farmers hail Chinese for supporting agriculture
Zambian small-scale farmers have commended the Chinese for their involvement in uplifting the living standards of people through farming activities in Luanshya District in...
Nigeria announces plan to lift over 5 mln farmers out of extreme poverty
Nigeria plans to lift at least five million smallholder farmers out of extreme poverty with support to increase their productivity, said a top agriculture...
First Lady appeals to all Ghanaians to vote for President Akufo-Addo
First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has appealed to all Ghanaian voters, including; first-voters, to put the country first, and vote for President Akufo-Addo on...
Zimbabwe starts repossessing under-utilized farms
The Zimbabwean government has started the process of repossessing under-utilized, vacant and abandoned farms to ensure that land is fully utilized, the Chronicle newspaper...
Ghana’s ability to respond to COVID-19 justifies priority placed on agriculture – Karbo
Mr Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, the Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways has stated that “The Country’s ability to respond to the challenges posed by...
Farmers urged to pursue Agriculture as a business avenue
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has called on farmers and the youth to pursue Agriculture as a business enterprise.
He said agriculture...
Campaign on sustaining funding in agriculture, education launched
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), OXFAM, and the Friends of the Nation (FoN) have launched a campaign to ensure that adequate resources...
Manager calls for active extension services in agriculture
Agriculture holds the key to the country’s economic growth and development, and therefore, needs effective agricultural extension services.
...
Planting for Food and Jobs engages 639,751 people in Ashanti
The government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PfJ) Programme has engaged 639,751 people in the Ashanti Region over the last four years.
The Reverend John...
Electronic Seed Demand Forecasting Tool To Improve Seed Delivery in West Africa
A new online tool to improve the delivery of seeds in West Africa will be unveiled at a virtual event on
Tuesday, October 27,...
Sudan’s normalization with Israel to bring positive effects: Sudanese analysts
Sudan's normalization of its relations with Israel will bring benefits to Sudan in several fields including economy and politics when the country is facing...
Investments in digitisation, and health highly cost-effective for Ghana’s development
The Directors of the Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorates (PPMEDs) from the various ministries have been presented with a prioritised list of 79...
Post-harvest losses still a challenge in Ghana- Study
Smallholder farmers in the country still experience as high as 30 percent post-harvest losses, mostly through spoilage and theft, a study titled Smallholder Market...