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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...