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ActionAid Ghana, a non-government organisation, says one of the reasons for youth unemployment in the country is their refusal to...

Professor Ben Q. Honyenuga, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ho Technical University (HTU), has expressed worry about the current shortages of...

Mr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture has inaugurated a nine-member committee to take stock of agricultural lands...

Strategic Communication Africa Limited (STRATCOMM Africa) has announced its 11th edition of Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) grand opening on...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th August 2023, launched Phase Two of Government’s flagship programme on agriculture, “Planting...

A recent study by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has shown youth representation in agriculture and farming is...

Mr. Edward Kareweh, Secretary, General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU), has stated that the government’s contribution towards the agriculture sector continues...

The country’s agricultural sector could see sustained growth if more tax-friendly policies are introduced, with data much more centralised and...

In recent years, the country has been facing significant challenges in maize production due to irregular rainfall patterns; with extreme...

Water for irrigation and agriculture activities at the Dawhenya Irrigation Facility is believed to have been heavily polluted – posing...

Deadline: 10th August, 2023 Smarter Climate Farmers Challenge is a call for solutions using climate-smart agriculture approaches to improve food...

The Peasant farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has supported its members in the sorghum growing enclave around Paga, Navrongo, Garu...

The government has disbursed the first carbon payments, under the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) to the agreed programme...

Armyworms have invaded farms at Nabdam District in the Upper East Region and are destroying crops at a fast rate....

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association have spent another night at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock...

Rice farmers and millers operating in irrigated schemes have expressed satisfaction about the varieties of improved seeds on the market...

The National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG) has urged the government to host a stakeholder engagement to develop strategies to...

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo-led government will establish an ultra-modern Rice Mill at Asato near Kadjebi in the Kadjebi...

Climate change policy implementation indecisions, including for galamsey and deforestation among others, are consistently creating gaps between policy and actions;...

Global Affairs Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to continue it partnership with Agrihouse Foundation in advancing, empowering and improving women...

Scientists have found a new technology to extend shelf life and improve storage in food crops especially perishable vegetables like...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has pledged to support AGRA’s five-year strategy to transform agriculture in the country....

A group of selected officers of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana have been trained on fish health and biosecurity in...

Guzakuza, a social enterprise, has launched the 3rd edition of its African Women in Agribusiness Awards as part of the Women in Agribusiness...

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission are leading the campaign to plant 10 million plants...

The Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has debunked claims that local mangoes marketers are injecting the fruits with...

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has reaffirmed its commitment towards protecting and safeguarding...

Key agriculture sector stakeholders – including the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the Chamber...

Mr John Bewuah Edusei, the newly appointed Vice President of Confederation for the Development of Poultry in Africa (CADA), has...

The Ashanti Regional Department of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with New Okaff Industries Limited has sensitized farmers in the...

Mr Eliphas Barine, Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, has called on researchers and the academia to come out with local...

The largely informal nature of the agriculture sector, which is a major contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) creates...

Mrs Virginia Siebenrok, the Chief Food Safety Quality, World Food Programme (WFP), has urged Ghana to adopt a standard local...

The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), an international public organisation, has assured the government of its commitment towards supporting the promotion...

A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said that the agriculture sector holds...

The U.S. Government on April 26, 2023, hosted its first-ever “Women in Agribusiness” Summit. The event showcased investment opportunities in...

Governments should promote the benefits of sourcing food from land-based animals but take into account challenges linked to livestock including...

Ghana’s food production may drop this year and beyond due to the impact of climate change, Mr Bryan Acheampong, the...

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says African countries should strive to add value to...

The Asian-African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University...

Agrihouse Foundation recently organised a highly successful and impactful sixth edition of its annual Agricultural Students’ Career Guidance & Mentorship...

A study has found that farmer households in deprived areas with access to information infrastructure, have higher intake of nutritious...

Producers of palm oil at Tafi Dekpor, a farming community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta region, are...

Cocoa farmers at Anomawobidi and Wassa Manso in the Mpohor and Ahanta West Districts of the Western region, have welcomed...

Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than...

Rehabilitation works have commenced on the Vea Water Supply Dam and Irrigation Scheme in the Bongo district of the Upper...

The Tomato Traders and Transporters Association has commended the Ghana Police Service for providing security escorts on their business trips...

Mr. Adam Muniru, Vice Chairman of Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue (MSD) has called on the government to establish an agricultural mechanization service...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a $23.7 million contribution from the Government of...

By: Gideon Kwame Sarkordie Osei The Ghana cluster of the AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa) project...

By: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The Ghana Meteorology Agency ( GMet) has presented the 2023 Annual Seasonal Forecast to Agriculture...

The Crops Research Institute (CRI) under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has introduced a water- saving irrigation...

About 70 per cent of poultry farms in the Dormaa Municipality have collapsed due to lack of soya beans and...

Funds aim to provide time-critical emergency aid and livelihood support to build back self-reliance and protect the most vulnerable against...

FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable Climate-smart agriculture...

Reverend Dr Kwesi Nkum Wilson, the Principal of the Komenda College of Education, has appealed to the Ministry of Education...

USAID through its Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) has held a stakeholder handover...

Three groups of students from the Department of Food Science and Technology, University for Development Studies (UDS) have won grants...

Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram, has urged for greater cooperation between India and Ghana in the area of...

Ghana will mark this year’s International Day of Forests (IDF) with a series of tree planting exercises across the country,...

World Vision Ghana’s project on Landscapes and Environment Agility across the Nation (LEAN) has nursed and distributed about 4,800 commercial...

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for a national conversation on “widespread” destruction of the country’s farmlands by...

Deadline for application: May 31, 2023 The VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) is an AGRA-led recognition initiative...

USAID’s Feed the Future Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture (MFA) Activity, in collaboration with Ghana Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING...

Some European Union-Ghana Agricultural Programme (EU-GAP)-assisted women farmers in the Upper West Region have said the impact of agricultural technology...

Heavy rains and hailstorms Saturday battered parts of the Volta Region, causing damage to property. The state-of-the-art rice mill and...

Proper regulation, financial support and an increased subsidy on day-old chicks and other inputs are key to building a resilient...

ActionAid Ghana has recommended that the Northern Development Authority (NDA) promotes agroecology and food sovereignty in northern parts of the...

The just-ended Technical Education Development for Modernised Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) project has transformed agriculture education at the tertiary level,...

Government is resolved to invest US$684million into domestic rice production and processing as a pathway to self-sufficiency. The decision, which...

Stakeholders in the agricultural seed production value chain have launched a tool to estimate prospective and current seed demand for...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has assured that it will ensure budgetary allocation for all agriculture colleges to keep...

Paramount Chief of Salifu Krom, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Amenyo Kwaku...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has lost GHS4.8 billion worth of investment in 35 hectares of cocoa farms...

Mr Yaw Frimpong Addo, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, says the Ministry is working towards moving agriculture from smallholder,...

The country’s food security balance sheet, according to data from the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), has hit a negative...

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in partnership with Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) distributed made-in-Ghana chocolates to over one thousand passengers who...

Dr Joseph Kofi Abuh, the Greater Accra Regional Veterinary Officer, says the Government will soon pay some 138 poultry farmers...

Cocoa farmers have been urged to take pruning of their farms seriously to help maximise crop yield and increase beans...

Stakeholders in the domestic piggery industry are threatening legal action which could result in a total import blockade on pork...

Agricultural crowdfunding platform Nserewa has set a target of supporting about 2,500 farmers under its farmers’ input support scheme. Launched...

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has started implementing a remediation system to curtail child and forced labour in cocoa producing...

FAO’s work and vision were highlighted in several panels as well as the final communiqué FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero...

The Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) has launched a Community Bushfire Sensitisation Campaign to promote sustainable livelihood for farmers....

The high cost of general agriculture production is fuelling a gradual shift from the cultivation of staple foods to tree...

The Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has cemented agreements with a private...

Food security could be under serious threat, with the country increasingly reliant on donor agencies and development partners (DPs) to...

The Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) has been adjudged the winner of the 2022 Highest Value of Guaranteed Agricultural Credit...

The Afadzato South Women Rice Growers Association in the Volta Region has bemoaned the lack of support from the government,...

Despite the current scarcity and hikes in the price of local rice in the Northern sector, demand for the commodity...

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the selection of 50 African mid-career women as...

Nana Kwadwo Poku Bonsu, a 49-year-old Officer of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has been adjudged...

Happy National Farmers’ Day to our hardworking farmers and fishermen across the 16 regions of Ghana. We are proud of...

Mr Albert Boakye Okyere, Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive has been decorated with the Municipal 2022 Best Backyard Farmer at the...

Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, a 43-year-old mixed farmer, based at Juaben in the Ashanti Region, has been adjudged the 2022...

With an estimated 44.7% of the workforce employed in the agriculture sector, farming, forestry and fisheries are not only central...

Ghanaian scientists and relevant stakeholders will tomorrow November 21, 2022 commence the development of a Genome Editing National Communication Strategy...

Small-scale fishers deserve greater recognition and support to end hunger and poverty, says FAO Director-General The Food and Agriculture Organization...

The European Union (EU)-Ghana has donated 57 motorbikes worth over Gh₵800,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to support...

Each year, millions of women livestock owners lose a significant number of their animals to preventable diseases – thanks to...

Aimed at galvanizing change to how our food is produced, delivered and consumed and mitigating a growing global food crisis, a...

MTN Ghana, as part of celebrating the International Day for Rural Women, has organised free training for about 75 female...

The Coalition for Cocoa Sector Reforms (CCSR) GH has called on government through COCOBOD to reconsider the 2022/23 producer price...

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) is to construct a modern demonstration farm with green house technology to enhance urban agriculture....

Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President join other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition...

According to the Bretton Wood institution’s October 2022 Africa Pulse Report, food prices have since January 1, 2022, gone up...

Mr Atta Adusei, the Krachi- West Municipal Director of Agriculture, says the iron nutrient contained in cowpea leaves is the...

The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has called on the Government to allocate...

Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the Director of the West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), has been named winner of...

Farming is not a poverty-oriented enterprise reserved for the poor in society, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has...

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji More than 2500 smallholder Maize, Rice, Soya bean, and Vegetable farmers in the four regions...

The United States of America (USA) government has awarded COVID-19 relief and resilience grants to 12 agricultural finance intermediaries in...

The Management of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has implored beneficiary communities to take keen interest in the Climate Resilient...

Climate resilient improved maize and cowpea varieties have been introduced to some farmers in the Northern Region to help them...

Ghana is set to host a Pan-African agriculture-technology (AgriTech) and innovation hub to stimulate growth of sustainable startups and create...

Over 400 poultry farms in the country have had to shut down operations due to multiple reasons – including high...

Vegetable producers and exporters in the country are targetting an annual revenue of US$7million between now and next year as...

About 10,000 female shea processors have received training in financial accounting to enhance their business acumen in the trade. It...

Chief Corporate Communications Officer-Jospong Group of Companies, Sophia Kudjordji, has revealed that excessive use of chemical fertiliser is removing nutrients...

The Kadjebi District Office of the Department of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with Yara Ghana Ltd. and ADAMA West...

Mr Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, says government has committed to an aggressive afforestation and...

Dr Peter Quandahor, an Entomologist, has stressed the need for the government to adopt Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops to...

Catfish production increased by 276.92 percent in the Eastern Region from 2018 to 2021 after the Fisheries Commission assisted producers...

Perennial post-harvest losses, according to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), have compelled many farmers to reduce their farm...

Globally, development partners remain integral stakeholders in national development. Development partners are usually considered third party organizations that share in...

By : Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei A total of 45 Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) has undergone a two-day training workshop...

Dr Franklin Mabe, a Senior Lecturer, University for Development Studies, has called on stakeholders to take action on the agricultural...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as at the close of May this year registered about 340 street food vendors...

Dr Samuel Armoo, a Senior Infectious Disease Research Scientist of the Biomedical and Public Health Research Unit of the Council...

Mr Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, has given a 48-hour ultimatum, effective today, to encroachers within the premises of...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday led the nationwide campaign to plant 20 million trees as part of efforts...

The Green Ghana Day, which is aimed at creating a collective action towards the restoration of degraded landscapes in the...

The Volta Regional Police Command has planted a total of 400 seedlings as part of the Green Ghana Project. Chief...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, on Friday planted a symbolic pine tree seedling at the Royal Golf Park, Kumasi, in...

The European Union Funded ReFIAL project, as part of its support to physically challenged farmers has extended relief services to...

The leaderships of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have asked all pastors...

The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Workers Co-operative Credit Union Limited (WCCU) has reduced its interest rate from three per...

Representatives from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Ghana Health Service (GHS), Greater Accra Veterinary Service...

The chiefs, elders and youth of the Nii Dodoo Clottey Family of Pokuase in the Ga West Municipality have appealed...

Okyehene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, the Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area, has urged Ghanaians to support government’s...

Dr Akinwumi Akin Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, says there is no need for Africa...

Mr Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, National Project Coordinator, Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP), says Africa needs commercial agriculture to...

Management of the Keta Senior High Technical School has started coconut and mango cultivation to generate revenue to address the...

The Wunzoya Association of Farmers at the Koduzeigu Community in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region has appealed for...

Founder and Managing Editor of Cocoa Post, Kojo Hayford, has been elected as the Media and Communication Officer for the...

Ghana is likely to face  food shortage and hunger in the last quarter of 2022 and 2023, if government does...

Mr Habibu Adam, a Senior Economist at the Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has stated that continued global food...

Following over four years of field investigations, crew interviews and satellite tracking, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has published a...

The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple...

Dr Charles Kwowe Nyaaba, the Executive Director, Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), says the cost of food production in...

A report evaluating the work of AGRA in Ghana has commended the organization for its contribution to improving agriculture in the...

A study by the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recommended...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture Dr.Owusu Afriyie Akoto on Wednesday 9th March, 2022 performed the swearing in ceremony of the...

This year’s fishing closed season will begin from July 1, 2022, to August 31, 2022, a press statement issued by...

Given that agriculture consumes 70 percent of global water resources, it has become imperative for farming communities to change water...

By Linda Dede  Nyanya Godji According to a World Bank study, women make up about 60% of the informal sector...

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has presented a cheque of GHC 600.000 to the 2021 National Best Farmer, Alhaji Mashud...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has asked the low-income, middle-income countries, and international to increase...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has denied claims that Ghana imports cassava from China. The allegation of Ghana...

The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, has stated emphatically that Agriculture helps to reduce poverty,...

Extension services play a crucial role by improving skills and access to information that result in greater farm level innovations,...

The Agriculture Minister, Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said that the government has spent more than half a billion dollars in...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10, 2022, as this year’s Green Ghana Day, under the theme “Mobilising...

Despite the gains made towards achieving Agricultural Transformational Development in Ghana, significant challenges remain in ensuring that the newly promoted...

Ghana’s cocoa is one of the best in the world. It is cultivated in six regions in Ghana: Western, Central,...

The USAID, West Africa Trade & Investment Hub and the Global Shea Alliance is organizing a 2.5 hours webinar dubbed...

The fate of the world’s wealthiest and poorest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will be impossible without...

The government has been urged to give locally manufactured organic fertiliser producers an equal opportunity as foreign fertiliser importers in...

As part of the efforts to help address challenges hampering the cocoa and forestry sectors in the country, Rainforest Alliance...

Leading global food manufacturer, Nestle S.A, has expressed its readiness to pay cocoa farmers in West Africa and elsewhere to...

44-year old Alhaji Mashud Mohammed has been adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2021. He succeeds Solomon Kwadwo Kusi who took...

The government has supported more than 500 poultry farmers in parts of the Central Region to expand their farms and...

Minister for Agriculture has reassured that the government is leveraging on its digitalisation drive to spearhead technology-driven agriculture to empower...

  The Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)-University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has advised...

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...