Hh Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed With The Winner From The Okuafo Foundation

Ghanaian teenager develops AI to ensure greater food security for communities

News Desk - Jun 2, 2020 0

Agriculture is the region’s largest employer by sector and a key driver of participation in global value chains – but will the sector ever...

Mr Isaac Kwadwo Buabeng The Municipal Chief Executive For Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality

Highlighting environmental cleanliness is vital – MCE

Ghana News Agency - May 28, 2020 0

Mr Isaac Kwadwo Buabeng, the Municipal Chief Executive for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality, has said there is the need to highlight environmental cleanliness as we intensify...

Nestle promotes youth excellence in agriculture

Ghana News Agency - May 23, 2020 0

Nestlé, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and Sahel Grains have awarded three young farmers who have embraced agriculture as a...

Kenya plans steps to raise fish production

xinhuanet.com - May 15, 2020 0

Kenya's ministry of agriculture on Wednesday announced plans to raise fish production. Peter Munya, cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock,...

COVID-19 crisis: ECR Group calls for specific agricultural fund outside Common Agricultural Policy budget

Ike Dzokpo - Apr 30, 2020 0

In an exchange of views in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development with Commissioner Janusz Wociechowski regarding the exceptional measures for the European...

UN ramps up efforts to curb spread of desert locust in Somalia

xinhuanet.com - Apr 21, 2020 0

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Monday it has enhanced cooperation with Somalia to curb the spread...

Agona East Assembly organizes Meet the Press

Ghana News Agency - Feb 27, 2020 0

The Agona East District Assembly has organised Meet the Press programme to showcase the successes of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo since 2017. Development Projects...

Stakeholders appeals for establishment of Shea Board Authority

Ghana News Agency - Feb 24, 2020 0

Stakeholders at a Northern Development Forum have appealed to government to separate the Sheanuts from the Cocobod and establish a Sheanut Board or...

FAO chief says sustainable development of agriculture key to ending hunger

xinhuanet.com - Feb 12, 2020 0

The sustainable development of agriculture is the key to ending hunger, said Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Qu Dongyu on...

Veep officially unveils Absa Ghana Limited in Accra

Ghana News Agency - Feb 11, 2020 0

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday officially unveiled Absa Ghana Limited, formerly Barclays Ghana Limited at a colourful ceremony in Accra. Dr Bawumia...

Taxpayers in Ghana to hit 16 million by close of the year – Bawumia

Ghana News Agency - Feb 11, 2020 0

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the introduction of various digital initiatives by government will widen the tax net and increase the number of...

Achiase district Assembly highlights achievements

Ghana News Agency - Feb 6, 2020 0

The Achiase District Assembly in their bid to assist the new assembly members in their planning activities for the electoral areas has educated them...

MoFA and Embassy of Israel select 3rd batch of Agriculture Interns

Ghana News Agency - Feb 6, 2020 0

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with the High Commission of Israel has started an interview selection process to choose the third...

Attach importance to development meetings Tumu Kuoro

Ghana News Agency - Jan 29, 2020 0

Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton, the Tumu Kouro has advised Ghanaians especially people of Tumu to attach importance to development meetings as they do in...

President receives seven envoys’ credentials

Ghana News Agency - Jan 28, 2020 0

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday received the credentials of seven newly appointed envoys from Zimbabwe, Mali, Kenya, India, Togo, Rwanda and Guinea. They are;...

Stakeholders urged to prioritize the needs of women in agriculture

Ghana News Agency - Jan 19, 2020 0

The Ghana Federation of Forest and Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) has said there is the need to place more emphasis on the needs of women...

Fertilizer Subsidy to Agriculture needs to be maintained – Research

Ike Dzokpo - Jan 16, 2020 0

A new research finding has recommended that Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy programme under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) be...

Kofi Koranteng to contest 2020 Presidential Elections as an independent candidate

Ghana News Agency - Dec 21, 2019 1

Mr Kofi Koranteng, a 53-year-old lead campaigner of the advocacy group championing the passage of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA),...

More bank lending to agriculture sector will boost production – Eden Tree CEO

Ghana News Agency - Dec 19, 2019 0

Madam Catherine Krobo Edusei, Founder and Managing Director of Eden Tree Ghana Limited, has said agriculture production would have a major boost if...

Assin South awards 16 best farmers

Ghana News Agency - Dec 7, 2019 0

Sixteen farmers including two young females in the Assin South District have been awarded for the contribution they are making to the growth of...

S/R: Damongo Youth throws weight behind Gonja King over centralisation of Govt Depts

Ananpansah B Abraham - Dec 6, 2019 0

The Damongo Youth Parliament, a civic rights group based in Damongo the Savannah Regional capital is supporting demands by the King of Gonja (Yagbonwura)...

GARDJA hails Ghana’s gallant farmers

Sammy Adjei - Dec 6, 2019 0

Another National Farmers’ Day celebration is here with us, and this year’s observance is focused on “Enhancing Small Scale Agriculture towards Agribusiness Development.” At...

ADB believes in commercialisation of agriculture

Ghana News Agency - Dec 6, 2019 0

Mr Alhassan Yakubu-Tali, Deputy Managing Director of the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB), has reiterated the Bank’s commitment to the commercialisation of agriculture in the...

School children to plant vegetables in containers

Ghana News Agency - Nov 29, 2019 0

4H-Ghana, a Non-Governmental organisation that focuses on youth leadership training has launched a National Alternative Gardening Project (NAGP) to train children to grow vegetables...

Government integrity holds key to tackling corporate corruption – study

Ike Dzokpo - Nov 24, 2019 0

Government leaders must set a good example to the business community if they want to eliminate corporate corruption, a new study reveals. Financial incentives and...

Ethiopia Launches New Economic Reform Agenda

Lawrence Freeman - Nov 23, 2019 0

Ethiopia Launches New Initiatives To Expand Its Economy In the last decade, Ethiopia, the second most populated nation in Africa with over 100 million people,...

Africa Investment Forum ends with US$40.1 billion deals secured

Ghana News Agency - Nov 14, 2019 0

The second Africa Investment Forum ended on a high note, Wednesday, with 56 boardroom deals valued at US$67.6 billion tabled - a 44 per...

Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly ready to execute government flagship programmes

Ghana News Agency - Nov 13, 2019 0

Mr Jojo Acquah, the Municipal Chief Executive of the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), has given the assurance that all the Government flagship programmes and...

Botswana endorse SADC’s information management in agriculture

xinhuanet.com - Nov 13, 2019 0

Botswana has started national sensitization of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), a project expected to create and implement an...

Sekyere East prioritizes agriculture to boost economy and development

Ghana News Agency - Nov 9, 2019 0

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