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Agricultural Manufacturing Group (AMG) Ghana, a leading fertilizer marketing and technologies manufacturer is supporting the development of student entrepreneurs at...

Hortifresh Fruits and vegetables that seek to promote sustainable and internationally competitive fruits and vegetable sectors to contribute to economic...

BY: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei More than 2,000 Ghanaian farmers have expressed their readiness to plant Bt cowpea, Ghana’s first...

To increase productivity and sustainability among women in agribusiness, 13 women-led horticulture business owners have been trained and certified by...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has assured that new data made available to the government...

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson has tasked the newly constituted governing board of the...

The shortage and price hikes of food commodities have been attributed to the exportation of food commodities to other African...

Southern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme...

Demand for rice surpasses supply in most West African countries, forcing countries to import to make up for the deficit....

The Akwamuhene of Wenchi Traditional Area, Nana Owusu Gyare has revealed that over nine billion dollars ($9b) that the Kuffour’s...

After several weeks of increases in food prices on the market, consumers should expect some stability and price reductions by...

By Linda Dede Nyanya Godji            It is a known fact most young people are usually not interested in take farming...

The Kumasi-based Crop Research Institute has one of the best research infrastructures in the region, thanks to the support of...

Three women in Ghana’s agriculture value chain have been awarded by Guzakuza with the support from GIZ to highlight the...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Mimi Darko, has cautioned oil palm producers in...

Ghana has exceeded the 1 million tonnes mark in cocoa production for the first time since the 2010/11 crop season....

A report by Heifer International Ghana has revealed that only 12 percent of the youth involved in agriculture have adopted...

Despite agriculture becoming the main pillar of support for the economy in this pandemic period, the 2021 Heifer International Report...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture through its Veterinary Services Directorate has confirmed the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian...

The Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants government to immediately address...

Poultry farmers and feed-millers across the country are expressing worry over a looming collapse of the local poultry industry due...

Total expenditure allocation for the agriculture sector in the past four years, from 2017 to 2020, has stayed below one...

Mr Georgios Badaro, Managing Director (MD), Nestlé Ghana Limited has said the company’s ambition of making cocoa more profitable for...

By: Kingsley Adusei Amakye The Food Trade Coalition for Africa has organised its first meeting to coordinate food trade investments...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also...

The Northern Region has seen some 250,000 trees planted to mark the Green Ghana Project that seeks to plant five...

The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Penn State University...

The Ghana Rice Interprofessional Body (GRIB) has said it is negotiating with foreign companies to access financial support and drive...

The Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme in North-Western Ghana (MOAP-NW), has trained a total of 85 seed producers and seed inspectors on...

By: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has petitioned the Agriculture Minister calling...

Greenhouse farming is a thriving sector in Italy thanks to companies with decades of experience in providing cutting-edge greenhouse technologies...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto says Ghana is on course to becoming rice sufficient by...

Sri Lanka has imposed a ban on palm oil imports and ordered oil palm plantations in the country to be...

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), a leading supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients – and one of the largest private...

World Vision Ghana, a Non- Governmental Organisation, NGO, today, cuts sod for the construction of a 2000 capacity poultry farm worth $74,778...

Honey consumption has increased across the globe over the years due to consumer demand for quality natural sweeteners in place...

The members of the Council of State have said they are in support of efforts to stop illegal mining activities...

The maiden edition of the Ghana Chicken Festival (GHACHICK) is set to come off on the 3rd of May 2021 at...

Agriculture is perceived to be a dirty job reserved for the aged. Youth of today, after graduating from the tertiary...

Agriculture is a major employability contributing to about 33 percent of the total working force in Ghana. In tackling food...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Adwoa Nyibi is a small-scale farmer in the Bono East Region of Ghana who is...

“VALUE4HERConnect, Africa’s first agri-business intelligence platform aimed at facilitating growth and development of women owned agri-enterprises was launched in Accra...

Who controls the world's food supply? Seed laws criminalizing farmers for using diverse crops that stand a better chance of...

The Coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on human lives and economic activity which has made the eradication of poverty...

Women form a greater proportion in Ghana’s agriculture value chain yet they struggle to get market accessibility for their produce....

The initiative designed to revamp and build capacities for the livestock, poultry, and fisheries sector players by the Agrihouse Foundation...

By Linda Dede Nyanya Godji   Zaa fm in Tamale and Elmina’s Ahomka fm have received an internationally recognized broadcaster’s...

Some farmers and aggregators, also known as middle-men, in the Northern Region have refused to release maize unto the market, hoping...

It’s no secret that agriculture is the main driving force behind Ghana’s economy, accounting for approximately 42% of the country’s...

The 4th edition of the Agricultural Students career guidance and mentorship dialogue Bootcamp (AG-STUD), a practical agribusiness beginners’ capacity building...

BY: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhasan has called on...

The year 2021 kicks off with two initiatives which respond to the pandemic for La Liste, a prominent restaurant finder...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has set out to implement the “National Fertilizer Expansion Programme. The aim of...

The Covid–19 pandemic has brought most countries to their knees, disrupting many economies leaving no one in its disruptive grip....

In Ghana, maize farmers often release their full yields to the market immediately after harvest. Because of the mechanics of...

By: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei   In her small home in Bono East region of Ghana surrounded by her four...

By:Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei Agricultural journalism plays a key role in food security, but is often lacking in many African...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has resolved to implement more digital agricultural innovations to give more meaning to...

Economist Dr Adu Sarkodie says the impact of COVID-19 on the economy is a clear indicator that the government has...

Government is preparing to meet fruit and vegetable exporters who may be negatively impacted as the United Kingdom (UK) prepares...

Mr. Yaw Biredu Boateng, the Chief Cocoa Farmer of New Nsutam in the Eastern Region, has called for the protection...

There has been growing concern about the availability of maize in the country, a situation that affects our food security...

Business Consultant, Nataki Kambon, says Ghana stands to benefit immensely from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (‎AfCFTA) if...

The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform by this statement affirms its support for the decision taken by COCOBOD and CCC...

The shortage of maize across the Northern Region and some other parts of the country is affecting business activities of poultry...

The Programmes Manager of Conservation Alliance (CA), Mr. Raymond Owusu-Achiaw, and his organization have declared their support for the ongoing...

The Managing Campaigner for EcoCare Ghana Mr. Obed Owusu-Addai and his organization have thrown their support behind the ongoing “Securing...

Stakeholders in Conservation Agriculture (CA) held discussions at a two-day summit in Accra, to develop a consolidated Manual for CA...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The use of fertilisers and  chemicals such as weedicides, herbicides and pesticides is becoming dominant...

The Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) and its implementing partners joined stakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector to...

Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and Ghana’s main cash crop. Ghana is the second-largest cocoa exporter in...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Shai Osudoku, Hon. Daniel Teye Akuffo has lamented the rate at which real estate...

Ghana has banned poultry imports from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, and Denmark over bird flu. The government has temporarily banned...

“There is no need for a crop authority, Ghana just needs an agriculture regulatory authority and put all other government...

A 55-year-old farmer, Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, has been adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2020 at a ceremony held in...

On the occasion of the 36th National Farmers’ Day celebrations in Techiman in the Bono East Region, Farmer Radio International...

Chemico Limited, Ghana’s pioneer Agro-inputs company, has supported this year’s Farmers Day celebration with over GH¢400,000. The company handed over...

Starting today, November 2 until November 6, 2020, the Methodist Park at Techiman in the Bono East Region will be...

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), OXFAM, and the Friends of the Nation (FoN) has launched a campaign to...

Deputy Agric Minister Kennedy Nyarko Osei has said by 2023, government is planning to either ban or drastically reduce the...

Some cocoa farmers in the Wassa enclave of the Western Region have resorted to proceeds they realise from trading-off portions...

The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) is carrying out a field trial...

With support from the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), stakeholders in the cashew sector have launched the Cashew Council Ghana (CCG)...

The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has announced that his outfit has completed all processes...

Recently, Genetic Modify Foods (GMOs) are believed to have been introduced in Ghana’s food system creating anxiety among consumers. Ghana...

Mr Hayford Yao Dometi, founder of Effort Beekeepers Association in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region, has appealed...

The government is committed to implementing comprehensive agricultural policies to ensure uninterrupted supply value chains and strong market linkages to...

The Ashanti Region has since the launch of government flagship programme Planting for Food and Jobs in 2017 registered six...

The torrential rains that devastated parts of the North East Region recently have subsided, but the humanitarian situation in the...

The COVID-19 pandemic struck Ghana at a time when the country was grappling with youth unemployment, effects of climate change,...

Ghana joins the rest of the World to celebrate the 40th World Food Day at the State House in Accra...

Radio is the principal medium for receiving climate information by most farmers with social media being the least, a Kwame...

The 2020 National Farmers’ Day has been launched by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Four days, 10,400 voices, speaking to the need for inclusive agricultural transformation. Farmers, Presidents, entrepreneurs, and others coming together around...

The 10th annual Alliance for Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) comes to an end today with a high level presidential discussion...

The 2020 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) will be held under the leadership of H.E. President Paul Kagame and the...

Ghana’s cocoa products will soon enjoy zero tariffs on China’s market should everything go as planned. This is according to...

Ghana has recovered from the initial drawback in food production as a result of the COVID-19   pandemic, avoiding an imminent...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The effect of Covid-19 on farming across the length of breadth of the country is...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The agric sector could be more productive and lucrative, if authorities ensured high standards are...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on Tuesday August 4 visited Akro Farms Ltd., a 1-District1-Factory (1D1F) initiative at Apasare,...

The Ghana COCOBOD says it is importing electronic weighing scales for Cocoa License Buying companies to prevent the tampering of...

By Gidean Kwame Sarkodie Osei Raymond Yaotse, Project Manager of United Purpose Ghana’s Partnership for Accelerated Local Economic Development in...

The McDan Foundation has broken the ground for the construction of shea nut processing factory and warehouse at Nasia in...

By: agrighanaonline.com The initiative which was outdoored yesterday on Zoom will help mobilize funds via gofundme, Alexpay & Facebook to...

  The Agric Minister is worried about vegetable production in the country losing out on a projected $3 billion annually....

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says the Covid-19 pandemic has positively impacted Ghana’s cashew processing sector. MOFA says seven...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Demeter Ghana Limited is an agricultural focused company, committed to providing agricultural solutions to farmers....

The Chairman of the Assinman Cocoa Farmers’ Cooperative and Marketing Union Limited (AMCOFUL), Mr Theophilus Tamakloe,  has called for a...

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and...

The Asene Manso Akroso District Assembly is to acquire equipment to add value to agriculture produce under the Planting for...

Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how...

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has procured and presented 1,260 protective working clothing to a women’s group in the...

The District Chief Executive of Adaklu has urged the youths of the community and the Volta Region at large to...

The rapid production growth of cashew in the country, especially within the forest-transition zone, is consuming sizeable farmlands and thus...

Commodity price survey Service Company, Esoko Ghana, has reiterated the need for government to be deliberate about fixing roads leading...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Ministry of Local Governance and Rural Development (MLGRD) on Friday 26th June, 2020...

Upfield Foods, the largest plant-based consumer products company in the world, has launched a new initiative and global advocacy platform...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, says it is collaborating with allied institutions to improve food processing to...

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, PFAG, has warned that the country could suffer rice shortage this year following the...

A Lecturer of Marine Geochemistry at the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences of the University of Ghana, Dr. Edem...

It appears that inasmuch as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many economic activities and led to job losses, other sectors...

Ghana supplies 70% of all cocoa beans imported into Japan and cocoa is seen as one of the nation’s...

Source: Joy Business   The Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) has called for the speedy implementation of the ECOWAS Veterinary Pharmacy...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of conclusive discussions with President...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Mr. Ben Archen, a Ghanaian born electrical engineer who is currently living in Germany has...

Players in the livestock industry are calling on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to initiate long-term policies to ensure...

Sugarcane growers at Komenda in the Central Region, are calling on government to support them financially to grow more sugarcane...

Construction works will start on a six-acre land at Gbedzekope in the Akame Electoral Area for a Cassava Processing Factory...

Agric officers at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region have begun processes to add value to...

Charcoal selling in the Koforidua Municipality has drastically gone down due to covid-19 Pandemic and the partial lockdown that was...

By: Nana Agyapong, Nkoranza Watermelon farmers in Nkoranza north and south in the Bono east region are crying bitterly due...

By Nana Agyapong, Nkoranza The 2018 national best farmer, Mr James Obeng Boateng has commended the government for the various...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji With the stress and money invested in farming and the several reported challenges associated with...

Over 80 per cent of agribusinesses in Ghana confirm that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a toll on their operations...

The World Bank Group approved today a US$500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight...

The Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association is calling on government to design a special package for poultry farmers engaged...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total of 99,468 bags...

Vegetable farmers at Akomadan in the Offinso North District, have participated in a small farmer group meeting to observe the...

By:agrighanaonline.com As part of efforts to help strengthen Ghana’s livestock sector, the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a 500...

The coronavirus pandemic has almost not spared any sector of the world’s economy. In Ghana, the agric sector has also...

In as much as he encourages the youth to delve into farming and agriculture in general, renowned actor, farmer, and...

  The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, is appealing to the country’s security forces to pursue...

The Ghana Peasant Farmers Association, has advised government to have a long-term plan to cushion farmers against unforeseen circumstances and...

By: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The  Ghana Agricultural  and  Rural  Development  Journalists Association  (GARDJA)  has  launched  an advocacy  initiative  to...

By:agrighanaonline.com One of the major companies in Ghana’s agriculture industry, RMG Ghana Limited, has announced a 100,000 cedis support package...

The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana is lamenting the over 100% increase in the cost of exporting their...

For two years running the country’s agriculture sector has experienced declines in growth, despite an impressive performance in 2017 after...

By: Prince Karikari The Agric Ministry has cautioned farmers on the resurgence of Fall Armyworms in the country. The ministry...

By:agrighanaonline.com The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, has announced that the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD,...

By: Bagbara Tanko (MoFA) The Covid-19 pandemic now entering its fourth month has sparked an unprecedented global health crisis that...

By: Yaw Asamoah   Farming is an ancient profession. In the olden days, farming was the major work of the...

By: Gideon Kwame Sakodie Osei  /Kintampo Cashew farmers in Kintampo say they have been impacted negatively due to global restrictions...

As part of Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) mandate to help Cocoa Farmers, COCOBOD has encouraged farmers in various cocoa-growing communities...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Ghana recorded its first corona virus cases on March 12, 2020 involving a Norwegian Embassy...

By Reuben Quainoo Chief Executive Officer for BEIT Farms Mr. Evans Larbi is asking the Ministry of Food and Agriculture...

The rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 is raising uncertainty within Ghana’s economy; and the agriculture and Agribusiness sector cannot be...

By: agrighanaonline.com/Source: Ghana Television For many years, women especially those in the northern parts of Ghana have taken to farming...

By Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Agriculture’s role in advancing or transforming the economies of rural communities especially in providing jobs...

A total number of 1.4 million farmers are expected to benefit from the country Agriculture flagship programme, Planting for Food...

By: AGRA Ghana Testimonies of some rice farmers in the Northern Region indicates that there has been a tremendous increase...

More than 170 farms have been destroyed by bushfires in the Atebubu Amantin Municipality in the Bono East Region of...

By: Mabel Adorkor Annang As part of efforts to transform the agricultural sector digitally and improve on agricultural services in...

By Linda  Dede Nyanya Godji The President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has reiterated government’s...

By Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei (Kintampo) A project dubbed “PRODESOP” (Promoting Access of indigenous people to Decent Work and Social...

At least 2,000 poultry farmers have enrolled for the first phase of the broiler module of the ‘Rearing for Food...

Farmers in some communities in the Tano North and South Municipalities of the Ahafo Region, are lamenting the influx of...

The Project Manager for the Bono-Asante Atea cashew Project Dr. Anthony Augustus Mainoo is asking cashew farmers in the Wenchi...

Data from the authorities in the Bono East region shows that more than 150 maize farms have been razed down...

Ghana earned $378 million from the exportation of 110 tonnes of raw cashew nuts in 2018. The amount represented 43...

The Organic World Congress (OWC) is held every three years involving thousands of organic farmers, producers, researchers, advocates and policy...

By Nana Agyapong (Nkoranza) The chiefs in Nkoranza have pledge their support to ensure farmers especially maize farmers within their...

H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Republic Of Ghana, On Wednesday 29th January 2020 commissioned the Akumadan Greenhouse...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken delivery of 100,000 pieces of motorised slashers to be distributed to cocoa farmers...

Agriculture Extension Officers within the Sissala East and West Municipal Assemblies of the Upper West Region are optimistic that, the...

The President of Paddy Rice Dealers Association of Nigeria (PRIDAN), Muhammad Auwal has said that most farmers in the rural areas are...

Generally, entertaining the thought of home grown food is given a pass due to the space crunch in modern urban...

As the call for organic farming increase, people are coming up with innovative ways of farming especially in rural agriculture...

The agriculture sector in recent years has appreciated significantly with the introduction of agronomical practices, improved seeds, technology and many...

The government has dispatched solar-powered rice mills to four strategic rice farming areas to address the problem of inadequate capacity...

Mr John Dimah, the 2019 National Best maize farmer has lost 31 acres of his maize farmland to fire in...

The Director of the Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has...

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says government is considering an extension of the closed fishing season. According to...

The Fisheries Commission has been urged to reduce the announced increase in fishing license fees for the operation of...

Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has...

As part of drastic measures designed to fight against the spread of the Infectious Spleen and Kidney Virus diseases in...

Some rice farmers in Northern Ghana are counting their losses as bush fire ravages hundreds of acres of their rice...

National President of the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association, Mr. Joseph Nii Armah Quaye is calling on the government to support...

Fishermen across the coastal parts of the country are calling on the government to dissolve all the committees that sell...

Mr Benjamin Ofori, the Farm Manager of Bridge Waters Farm at Suhum in the Eastern Region, has appealed to the...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with the Scholarship Secretariat  sponsored the 2018 National Farmers Day Award Winners...

Government has set an ambitious target to ban the importation of rice by 2022, to boost local rice production for...

As the campaign for the consumption of local rice intensifies, some rice importers are now getting involved although others are...

A 58-year-old farmer, Charles Gyamfi from the Ahafo Region has been adjudged the 2019 National Best Farmer at a ceremony...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is urging government to come up with an executive policy to improve the production and...

The 2019 National Best Agroforestry Farmer, Mr. Robben Asare is urging the youth to venture into agriculture which will...

The Deputy MD of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Alhassan Yakubu-Tali, has stressed that the agriculture sector will continue to...

The Pulitzer Center invites journalists who are working on projects related to tropical rainforests to submit a proposal to the...

A vegetable farmer in Ahwerem, a farming community in the Ashanti Region, Margaret Afriyie, has been crowned the 2019 Miss...