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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...
Read moreProfessor Ben Q. Honyenuga, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ho Technical University (HTU), has expressed worry about the current shortages of...
Read moreMr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture has inaugurated a nine-member committee to take stock of agricultural lands...
Read moreStrategic Communication Africa Limited (STRATCOMM Africa) has announced its 11th edition of Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) grand opening on...
Read morePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th August 2023, launched Phase Two of Government’s flagship programme on agriculture, “Planting...
Read moreA recent study by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has shown youth representation in agriculture and farming is...
Read moreMr. Edward Kareweh, Secretary, General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU), has stated that the government’s contribution towards the agriculture sector continues...
Read moreThe country’s agricultural sector could see sustained growth if more tax-friendly policies are introduced, with data much more centralised and...
Read moreIn recent years, the country has been facing significant challenges in maize production due to irregular rainfall patterns; with extreme...
Read moreWater for irrigation and agriculture activities at the Dawhenya Irrigation Facility is believed to have been heavily polluted – posing...
Read moreDeadline: 10th August, 2023 Smarter Climate Farmers Challenge is a call for solutions using climate-smart agriculture approaches to improve food...
Read moreThe Peasant farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has supported its members in the sorghum growing enclave around Paga, Navrongo, Garu...
Read moreThe government has disbursed the first carbon payments, under the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) to the agreed programme...
Read moreArmyworms have invaded farms at Nabdam District in the Upper East Region and are destroying crops at a fast rate....
Read moreMembers of the National Food Suppliers Association have spent another night at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock...
Read moreRice farmers and millers operating in irrigated schemes have expressed satisfaction about the varieties of improved seeds on the market...
Read moreThe National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG) has urged the government to host a stakeholder engagement to develop strategies to...
Read moreThe President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo-led government will establish an ultra-modern Rice Mill at Asato near Kadjebi in the Kadjebi...
Read moreClimate change policy implementation indecisions, including for galamsey and deforestation among others, are consistently creating gaps between policy and actions;...
Read moreGlobal Affairs Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to continue it partnership with Agrihouse Foundation in advancing, empowering and improving women...
Read moreScientists have found a new technology to extend shelf life and improve storage in food crops especially perishable vegetables like...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has pledged to support AGRA’s five-year strategy to transform agriculture in the country....
Read moreA group of selected officers of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana have been trained on fish health and biosecurity in...
Read moreGuzakuza, a social enterprise, has launched the 3rd edition of its African Women in Agribusiness Awards as part of the Women in Agribusiness...
Read moreThe Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission are leading the campaign to plant 10 million plants...
Read moreThe Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has debunked claims that local mangoes marketers are injecting the fruits with...
Read moreThe General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has reaffirmed its commitment towards protecting and safeguarding...
Read moreKey agriculture sector stakeholders – including the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the Chamber...
Read moreMr John Bewuah Edusei, the newly appointed Vice President of Confederation for the Development of Poultry in Africa (CADA), has...
Read moreThe Ashanti Regional Department of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with New Okaff Industries Limited has sensitized farmers in the...
Read moreMr Eliphas Barine, Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, has called on researchers and the academia to come out with local...
Read moreThe largely informal nature of the agriculture sector, which is a major contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) creates...
Read moreMrs Virginia Siebenrok, the Chief Food Safety Quality, World Food Programme (WFP), has urged Ghana to adopt a standard local...
Read moreThe International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), an international public organisation, has assured the government of its commitment towards supporting the promotion...
Read moreA flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said that the agriculture sector holds...
Read moreThe U.S. Government on April 26, 2023, hosted its first-ever “Women in Agribusiness” Summit. The event showcased investment opportunities in...
Read moreGovernments should promote the benefits of sourcing food from land-based animals but take into account challenges linked to livestock including...
Read moreGhana’s food production may drop this year and beyond due to the impact of climate change, Mr Bryan Acheampong, the...
Read moreThe Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says African countries should strive to add value to...
Read moreThe Asian-African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University...
Read moreAgrihouse Foundation recently organised a highly successful and impactful sixth edition of its annual Agricultural Students’ Career Guidance & Mentorship...
Read moreA study has found that farmer households in deprived areas with access to information infrastructure, have higher intake of nutritious...
Read moreProducers of palm oil at Tafi Dekpor, a farming community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta region, are...
Read moreCocoa farmers at Anomawobidi and Wassa Manso in the Mpohor and Ahanta West Districts of the Western region, have welcomed...
Read moreAgrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than...
Read moreRehabilitation works have commenced on the Vea Water Supply Dam and Irrigation Scheme in the Bongo district of the Upper...
Read moreThe Tomato Traders and Transporters Association has commended the Ghana Police Service for providing security escorts on their business trips...
Read moreMr. Adam Muniru, Vice Chairman of Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue (MSD) has called on the government to establish an agricultural mechanization service...
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a $23.7 million contribution from the Government of...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sarkordie Osei The Ghana cluster of the AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa) project...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The Ghana Meteorology Agency ( GMet) has presented the 2023 Annual Seasonal Forecast to Agriculture...
Read moreThe Crops Research Institute (CRI) under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has introduced a water- saving irrigation...
Read moreAbout 70 per cent of poultry farms in the Dormaa Municipality have collapsed due to lack of soya beans and...
Read moreFunds aim to provide time-critical emergency aid and livelihood support to build back self-reliance and protect the most vulnerable against...
Read moreFAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable Climate-smart agriculture...
Read moreReverend Dr Kwesi Nkum Wilson, the Principal of the Komenda College of Education, has appealed to the Ministry of Education...
Read moreUSAID through its Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) has held a stakeholder handover...
Read moreThree groups of students from the Department of Food Science and Technology, University for Development Studies (UDS) have won grants...
Read moreIndian High Commissioner to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram, has urged for greater cooperation between India and Ghana in the area of...
Read moreGhana will mark this year’s International Day of Forests (IDF) with a series of tree planting exercises across the country,...
Read moreWorld Vision Ghana’s project on Landscapes and Environment Agility across the Nation (LEAN) has nursed and distributed about 4,800 commercial...
Read moreThe General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for a national conversation on “widespread” destruction of the country’s farmlands by...
Read moreDeadline for application: May 31, 2023 The VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) is an AGRA-led recognition initiative...
Read moreUSAID’s Feed the Future Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture (MFA) Activity, in collaboration with Ghana Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING...
Read moreSome European Union-Ghana Agricultural Programme (EU-GAP)-assisted women farmers in the Upper West Region have said the impact of agricultural technology...
Read moreHeavy rains and hailstorms Saturday battered parts of the Volta Region, causing damage to property. The state-of-the-art rice mill and...
Read moreProper regulation, financial support and an increased subsidy on day-old chicks and other inputs are key to building a resilient...
Read moreActionAid Ghana has recommended that the Northern Development Authority (NDA) promotes agroecology and food sovereignty in northern parts of the...
Read moreThe just-ended Technical Education Development for Modernised Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) project has transformed agriculture education at the tertiary level,...
Read moreGovernment is resolved to invest US$684million into domestic rice production and processing as a pathway to self-sufficiency. The decision, which...
Read moreStakeholders in the agricultural seed production value chain have launched a tool to estimate prospective and current seed demand for...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture has assured that it will ensure budgetary allocation for all agriculture colleges to keep...
Read moreParamount Chief of Salifu Krom, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Amenyo Kwaku...
Read moreThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has lost GHS4.8 billion worth of investment in 35 hectares of cocoa farms...
Read moreMr Yaw Frimpong Addo, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, says the Ministry is working towards moving agriculture from smallholder,...
Read moreThe country’s food security balance sheet, according to data from the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), has hit a negative...
Read moreGhana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in partnership with Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) distributed made-in-Ghana chocolates to over one thousand passengers who...
Read moreDr Joseph Kofi Abuh, the Greater Accra Regional Veterinary Officer, says the Government will soon pay some 138 poultry farmers...
Read moreCocoa farmers have been urged to take pruning of their farms seriously to help maximise crop yield and increase beans...
Read moreStakeholders in the domestic piggery industry are threatening legal action which could result in a total import blockade on pork...
Read moreAgricultural crowdfunding platform Nserewa has set a target of supporting about 2,500 farmers under its farmers’ input support scheme. Launched...
Read moreThe International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has started implementing a remediation system to curtail child and forced labour in cocoa producing...
Read moreFAO’s work and vision were highlighted in several panels as well as the final communiqué FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero...
Read moreThe Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) has launched a Community Bushfire Sensitisation Campaign to promote sustainable livelihood for farmers....
Read moreThe high cost of general agriculture production is fuelling a gradual shift from the cultivation of staple foods to tree...
Read moreThe Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has cemented agreements with a private...
Read moreFood security could be under serious threat, with the country increasingly reliant on donor agencies and development partners (DPs) to...
Read moreThe Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) has been adjudged the winner of the 2022 Highest Value of Guaranteed Agricultural Credit...
Read moreThe Afadzato South Women Rice Growers Association in the Volta Region has bemoaned the lack of support from the government,...
Read moreDespite the current scarcity and hikes in the price of local rice in the Northern sector, demand for the commodity...
Read moreAfrican Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the selection of 50 African mid-career women as...
Read moreNana Kwadwo Poku Bonsu, a 49-year-old Officer of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has been adjudged...
Read moreHappy National Farmers’ Day to our hardworking farmers and fishermen across the 16 regions of Ghana. We are proud of...
Read moreMr Albert Boakye Okyere, Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive has been decorated with the Municipal 2022 Best Backyard Farmer at the...
Read moreNana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, a 43-year-old mixed farmer, based at Juaben in the Ashanti Region, has been adjudged the 2022...
Read moreWith an estimated 44.7% of the workforce employed in the agriculture sector, farming, forestry and fisheries are not only central...
Read moreGhanaian scientists and relevant stakeholders will tomorrow November 21, 2022 commence the development of a Genome Editing National Communication Strategy...
Read moreSmall-scale fishers deserve greater recognition and support to end hunger and poverty, says FAO Director-General The Food and Agriculture Organization...
Read moreThe European Union (EU)-Ghana has donated 57 motorbikes worth over Gh₵800,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to support...
Read moreEach year, millions of women livestock owners lose a significant number of their animals to preventable diseases – thanks to...
Read moreAimed at galvanizing change to how our food is produced, delivered and consumed and mitigating a growing global food crisis, a...
Read moreMTN Ghana, as part of celebrating the International Day for Rural Women, has organised free training for about 75 female...
Read moreThe Coalition for Cocoa Sector Reforms (CCSR) GH has called on government through COCOBOD to reconsider the 2022/23 producer price...
Read moreThe Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) is to construct a modern demonstration farm with green house technology to enhance urban agriculture....
Read morePope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President join other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition...
Read moreAccording to the Bretton Wood institution’s October 2022 Africa Pulse Report, food prices have since January 1, 2022, gone up...
Read moreMr Atta Adusei, the Krachi- West Municipal Director of Agriculture, says the iron nutrient contained in cowpea leaves is the...
Read moreThe Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has called on the Government to allocate...
Read moreProfessor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the Director of the West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), has been named winner of...
Read moreFarming is not a poverty-oriented enterprise reserved for the poor in society, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji More than 2500 smallholder Maize, Rice, Soya bean, and Vegetable farmers in the four regions...
Read moreThe United States of America (USA) government has awarded COVID-19 relief and resilience grants to 12 agricultural finance intermediaries in...
Read moreThe Management of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has implored beneficiary communities to take keen interest in the Climate Resilient...
Read moreClimate resilient improved maize and cowpea varieties have been introduced to some farmers in the Northern Region to help them...
Read moreGhana is set to host a Pan-African agriculture-technology (AgriTech) and innovation hub to stimulate growth of sustainable startups and create...
Read moreOver 400 poultry farms in the country have had to shut down operations due to multiple reasons – including high...
Read moreVegetable producers and exporters in the country are targetting an annual revenue of US$7million between now and next year as...
Read moreAbout 10,000 female shea processors have received training in financial accounting to enhance their business acumen in the trade. It...
Read moreChief Corporate Communications Officer-Jospong Group of Companies, Sophia Kudjordji, has revealed that excessive use of chemical fertiliser is removing nutrients...
Read moreThe Kadjebi District Office of the Department of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with Yara Ghana Ltd. and ADAMA West...
Read moreMr Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, says government has committed to an aggressive afforestation and...
Read moreDr Peter Quandahor, an Entomologist, has stressed the need for the government to adopt Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops to...
Read moreCatfish production increased by 276.92 percent in the Eastern Region from 2018 to 2021 after the Fisheries Commission assisted producers...
Read morePerennial post-harvest losses, according to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), have compelled many farmers to reduce their farm...
Read moreGlobally, development partners remain integral stakeholders in national development. Development partners are usually considered third party organizations that share in...
Read moreBy : Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei A total of 45 Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) has undergone a two-day training workshop...
Read moreDr Franklin Mabe, a Senior Lecturer, University for Development Studies, has called on stakeholders to take action on the agricultural...
Read moreThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as at the close of May this year registered about 340 street food vendors...
Read moreDr Samuel Armoo, a Senior Infectious Disease Research Scientist of the Biomedical and Public Health Research Unit of the Council...
Read moreMr Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, has given a 48-hour ultimatum, effective today, to encroachers within the premises of...
Read morePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday led the nationwide campaign to plant 20 million trees as part of efforts...
Read moreThe Green Ghana Day, which is aimed at creating a collective action towards the restoration of degraded landscapes in the...
Read moreThe Volta Regional Police Command has planted a total of 400 seedlings as part of the Green Ghana Project. Chief...
Read moreOtumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, on Friday planted a symbolic pine tree seedling at the Royal Golf Park, Kumasi, in...
Read moreThe European Union Funded ReFIAL project, as part of its support to physically challenged farmers has extended relief services to...
Read moreThe leaderships of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have asked all pastors...
Read moreThe Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Workers Co-operative Credit Union Limited (WCCU) has reduced its interest rate from three per...
Read moreRepresentatives from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Ghana Health Service (GHS), Greater Accra Veterinary Service...
Read moreThe chiefs, elders and youth of the Nii Dodoo Clottey Family of Pokuase in the Ga West Municipality have appealed...
Read moreOkyehene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, the Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area, has urged Ghanaians to support government’s...
Read moreDr Akinwumi Akin Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, says there is no need for Africa...
Read moreMr Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, National Project Coordinator, Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP), says Africa needs commercial agriculture to...
Read moreManagement of the Keta Senior High Technical School has started coconut and mango cultivation to generate revenue to address the...
Read moreThe Wunzoya Association of Farmers at the Koduzeigu Community in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region has appealed for...
Read moreFounder and Managing Editor of Cocoa Post, Kojo Hayford, has been elected as the Media and Communication Officer for the...
Read moreGhana is likely to face food shortage and hunger in the last quarter of 2022 and 2023, if government does...
Read moreMr Habibu Adam, a Senior Economist at the Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has stated that continued global food...
Read moreFollowing over four years of field investigations, crew interviews and satellite tracking, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has published a...
Read moreThe West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple...
Read moreDr Charles Kwowe Nyaaba, the Executive Director, Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), says the cost of food production in...
Read moreA report evaluating the work of AGRA in Ghana has commended the organization for its contribution to improving agriculture in the...
Read moreA study by the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recommended...
Read moreThe Minister for Food and Agriculture Dr.Owusu Afriyie Akoto on Wednesday 9th March, 2022 performed the swearing in ceremony of the...
Read moreThis year’s fishing closed season will begin from July 1, 2022, to August 31, 2022, a press statement issued by...
Read moreGiven that agriculture consumes 70 percent of global water resources, it has become imperative for farming communities to change water...
Read moreBy Linda Dede Nyanya Godji According to a World Bank study, women make up about 60% of the informal sector...
Read moreThe Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has presented a cheque of GHC 600.000 to the 2021 National Best Farmer, Alhaji Mashud...
Read moreThe Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has asked the low-income, middle-income countries, and international to increase...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has denied claims that Ghana imports cassava from China. The allegation of Ghana...
Read moreThe Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, has stated emphatically that Agriculture helps to reduce poverty,...
Read moreExtension services play a crucial role by improving skills and access to information that result in greater farm level innovations,...
Read moreThe Agriculture Minister, Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said that the government has spent more than half a billion dollars in...
Read morePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10, 2022, as this year’s Green Ghana Day, under the theme “Mobilising...
Read moreDespite the gains made towards achieving Agricultural Transformational Development in Ghana, significant challenges remain in ensuring that the newly promoted...
Read moreGhana’s cocoa is one of the best in the world. It is cultivated in six regions in Ghana: Western, Central,...
Read moreThe USAID, West Africa Trade & Investment Hub and the Global Shea Alliance is organizing a 2.5 hours webinar dubbed...
Read moreThe fate of the world’s wealthiest and poorest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will be impossible without...
Read moreThe government has been urged to give locally manufactured organic fertiliser producers an equal opportunity as foreign fertiliser importers in...
Read moreAs part of the efforts to help address challenges hampering the cocoa and forestry sectors in the country, Rainforest Alliance...
Read moreLeading global food manufacturer, Nestle S.A, has expressed its readiness to pay cocoa farmers in West Africa and elsewhere to...
Read more44-year old Alhaji Mashud Mohammed has been adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2021. He succeeds Solomon Kwadwo Kusi who took...
Read moreThe government has supported more than 500 poultry farmers in parts of the Central Region to expand their farms and...
Read moreMinister for Agriculture has reassured that the government is leveraging on its digitalisation drive to spearhead technology-driven agriculture to empower...
Read moreThe Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)-University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has advised...
Read moreAgricultural Manufacturing Group (AMG) Ghana, a leading fertilizer marketing and technologies manufacturer is supporting the development of student entrepreneurs at...
Read moreHortifresh Fruits and vegetables that seek to promote sustainable and internationally competitive fruits and vegetable sectors to contribute to economic...
Read moreBY: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei More than 2,000 Ghanaian farmers have expressed their readiness to plant Bt cowpea, Ghana’s first...
Read moreTo increase productivity and sustainability among women in agribusiness, 13 women-led horticulture business owners have been trained and certified by...
Read moreThe Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has assured that new data made available to the government...
Read moreThe Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson has tasked the newly constituted governing board of the...
Read moreThe shortage and price hikes of food commodities have been attributed to the exportation of food commodities to other African...
Read moreSouthern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme...
Read moreDemand for rice surpasses supply in most West African countries, forcing countries to import to make up for the deficit....
Read moreThe Akwamuhene of Wenchi Traditional Area, Nana Owusu Gyare has revealed that over nine billion dollars ($9b) that the Kuffour’s...
Read moreAfter several weeks of increases in food prices on the market, consumers should expect some stability and price reductions by...
Read moreBy Linda Dede Nyanya Godji It is a known fact most young people are usually not interested in take farming...
Read moreThe Kumasi-based Crop Research Institute has one of the best research infrastructures in the region, thanks to the support of...
Read moreThree women in Ghana’s agriculture value chain have been awarded by Guzakuza with the support from GIZ to highlight the...
Read moreThe Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Mimi Darko, has cautioned oil palm producers in...
Read moreGhana has exceeded the 1 million tonnes mark in cocoa production for the first time since the 2010/11 crop season....
Read moreA report by Heifer International Ghana has revealed that only 12 percent of the youth involved in agriculture have adopted...
Read moreDespite agriculture becoming the main pillar of support for the economy in this pandemic period, the 2021 Heifer International Report...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture through its Veterinary Services Directorate has confirmed the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian...
Read moreThe Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants government to immediately address...
Read morePoultry farmers and feed-millers across the country are expressing worry over a looming collapse of the local poultry industry due...
Read moreTotal expenditure allocation for the agriculture sector in the past four years, from 2017 to 2020, has stayed below one...
Read moreMr Georgios Badaro, Managing Director (MD), Nestlé Ghana Limited has said the company’s ambition of making cocoa more profitable for...
Read moreBy: Kingsley Adusei Amakye The Food Trade Coalition for Africa has organised its first meeting to coordinate food trade investments...
Read moreThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also...
Read moreThe Northern Region has seen some 250,000 trees planted to mark the Green Ghana Project that seeks to plant five...
Read moreThe Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Penn State University...
Read moreThe Ghana Rice Interprofessional Body (GRIB) has said it is negotiating with foreign companies to access financial support and drive...
Read moreThe Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme in North-Western Ghana (MOAP-NW), has trained a total of 85 seed producers and seed inspectors on...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has petitioned the Agriculture Minister calling...
Read moreGreenhouse farming is a thriving sector in Italy thanks to companies with decades of experience in providing cutting-edge greenhouse technologies...
Read moreThe Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto says Ghana is on course to becoming rice sufficient by...
Read moreSri Lanka has imposed a ban on palm oil imports and ordered oil palm plantations in the country to be...
Read moreOlam Food Ingredients (OFI), a leading supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients – and one of the largest private...
Read moreWorld Vision Ghana, a Non- Governmental Organisation, NGO, today, cuts sod for the construction of a 2000 capacity poultry farm worth $74,778...
Read moreHoney consumption has increased across the globe over the years due to consumer demand for quality natural sweeteners in place...
Read moreThe members of the Council of State have said they are in support of efforts to stop illegal mining activities...
Read moreThe maiden edition of the Ghana Chicken Festival (GHACHICK) is set to come off on the 3rd of May 2021 at...
Read moreAgriculture is perceived to be a dirty job reserved for the aged. Youth of today, after graduating from the tertiary...
Read moreAgriculture is a major employability contributing to about 33 percent of the total working force in Ghana. In tackling food...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Adwoa Nyibi is a small-scale farmer in the Bono East Region of Ghana who is...
Read more“VALUE4HERConnect, Africa’s first agri-business intelligence platform aimed at facilitating growth and development of women owned agri-enterprises was launched in Accra...
Read moreWho controls the world's food supply? Seed laws criminalizing farmers for using diverse crops that stand a better chance of...
Read moreThe Coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on human lives and economic activity which has made the eradication of poverty...
Read moreWomen form a greater proportion in Ghana’s agriculture value chain yet they struggle to get market accessibility for their produce....
Read moreThe initiative designed to revamp and build capacities for the livestock, poultry, and fisheries sector players by the Agrihouse Foundation...
Read moreBy Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Zaa fm in Tamale and Elmina’s Ahomka fm have received an internationally recognized broadcaster’s...
Read moreSome farmers and aggregators, also known as middle-men, in the Northern Region have refused to release maize unto the market, hoping...
Read moreIt’s no secret that agriculture is the main driving force behind Ghana’s economy, accounting for approximately 42% of the country’s...
Read moreThe 4th edition of the Agricultural Students career guidance and mentorship dialogue Bootcamp (AG-STUD), a practical agribusiness beginners’ capacity building...
Read moreBY: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhasan has called on...
Read moreThe year 2021 kicks off with two initiatives which respond to the pandemic for La Liste, a prominent restaurant finder...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has set out to implement the “National Fertilizer Expansion Programme. The aim of...
Read moreThe Covid–19 pandemic has brought most countries to their knees, disrupting many economies leaving no one in its disruptive grip....
Read moreIn Ghana, maize farmers often release their full yields to the market immediately after harvest. Because of the mechanics of...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei In her small home in Bono East region of Ghana surrounded by her four...
Read moreBy:Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei Agricultural journalism plays a key role in food security, but is often lacking in many African...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has resolved to implement more digital agricultural innovations to give more meaning to...
Read moreEconomist Dr Adu Sarkodie says the impact of COVID-19 on the economy is a clear indicator that the government has...
Read moreGovernment is preparing to meet fruit and vegetable exporters who may be negatively impacted as the United Kingdom (UK) prepares...
Read moreMr. Yaw Biredu Boateng, the Chief Cocoa Farmer of New Nsutam in the Eastern Region, has called for the protection...
Read moreThere has been growing concern about the availability of maize in the country, a situation that affects our food security...
Read moreBusiness Consultant, Nataki Kambon, says Ghana stands to benefit immensely from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) if...
Read moreThe Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform by this statement affirms its support for the decision taken by COCOBOD and CCC...
Read moreThe shortage of maize across the Northern Region and some other parts of the country is affecting business activities of poultry...
Read moreThe Programmes Manager of Conservation Alliance (CA), Mr. Raymond Owusu-Achiaw, and his organization have declared their support for the ongoing...
Read moreThe Managing Campaigner for EcoCare Ghana Mr. Obed Owusu-Addai and his organization have thrown their support behind the ongoing “Securing...
Read moreStakeholders in Conservation Agriculture (CA) held discussions at a two-day summit in Accra, to develop a consolidated Manual for CA...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The use of fertilisers and chemicals such as weedicides, herbicides and pesticides is becoming dominant...
Read moreThe Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) and its implementing partners joined stakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector to...
Read moreCocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and Ghana’s main cash crop. Ghana is the second-largest cocoa exporter in...
Read moreThe District Chief Executive (DCE) of Shai Osudoku, Hon. Daniel Teye Akuffo has lamented the rate at which real estate...
Read moreGhana has banned poultry imports from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, and Denmark over bird flu. The government has temporarily banned...
Read more“There is no need for a crop authority, Ghana just needs an agriculture regulatory authority and put all other government...
Read moreA 55-year-old farmer, Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, has been adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2020 at a ceremony held in...
Read moreOn the occasion of the 36th National Farmers’ Day celebrations in Techiman in the Bono East Region, Farmer Radio International...
Read moreChemico Limited, Ghana’s pioneer Agro-inputs company, has supported this year’s Farmers Day celebration with over GH¢400,000. The company handed over...
Read moreStarting today, November 2 until November 6, 2020, the Methodist Park at Techiman in the Bono East Region will be...
Read moreThe Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), OXFAM, and the Friends of the Nation (FoN) has launched a campaign to...
Read moreDeputy Agric Minister Kennedy Nyarko Osei has said by 2023, government is planning to either ban or drastically reduce the...
Read moreSome cocoa farmers in the Wassa enclave of the Western Region have resorted to proceeds they realise from trading-off portions...
Read moreThe Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) is carrying out a field trial...
Read moreWith support from the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), stakeholders in the cashew sector have launched the Cashew Council Ghana (CCG)...
Read moreThe Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has announced that his outfit has completed all processes...
Read moreRecently, Genetic Modify Foods (GMOs) are believed to have been introduced in Ghana’s food system creating anxiety among consumers. Ghana...
Read moreMr Hayford Yao Dometi, founder of Effort Beekeepers Association in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region, has appealed...
Read moreThe government is committed to implementing comprehensive agricultural policies to ensure uninterrupted supply value chains and strong market linkages to...
Read moreThe Ashanti Region has since the launch of government flagship programme Planting for Food and Jobs in 2017 registered six...
Read moreThe torrential rains that devastated parts of the North East Region recently have subsided, but the humanitarian situation in the...
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic struck Ghana at a time when the country was grappling with youth unemployment, effects of climate change,...
Read moreGhana joins the rest of the World to celebrate the 40th World Food Day at the State House in Accra...
Read moreRadio is the principal medium for receiving climate information by most farmers with social media being the least, a Kwame...
Read moreThe 2020 National Farmers’ Day has been launched by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture...
Read moreFour days, 10,400 voices, speaking to the need for inclusive agricultural transformation. Farmers, Presidents, entrepreneurs, and others coming together around...
Read moreThe 10th annual Alliance for Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) comes to an end today with a high level presidential discussion...
Read moreThe 2020 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) will be held under the leadership of H.E. President Paul Kagame and the...
Read moreGhana’s cocoa products will soon enjoy zero tariffs on China’s market should everything go as planned. This is according to...
Read moreGhana has recovered from the initial drawback in food production as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, avoiding an imminent...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The effect of Covid-19 on farming across the length of breadth of the country is...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The agric sector could be more productive and lucrative, if authorities ensured high standards are...
Read morePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on Tuesday August 4 visited Akro Farms Ltd., a 1-District1-Factory (1D1F) initiative at Apasare,...
Read moreThe Ghana COCOBOD says it is importing electronic weighing scales for Cocoa License Buying companies to prevent the tampering of...
Read moreBy Gidean Kwame Sarkodie Osei Raymond Yaotse, Project Manager of United Purpose Ghana’s Partnership for Accelerated Local Economic Development in...
Read moreThe McDan Foundation has broken the ground for the construction of shea nut processing factory and warehouse at Nasia in...
Read moreBy: agrighanaonline.com The initiative which was outdoored yesterday on Zoom will help mobilize funds via gofundme, Alexpay & Facebook to...
Read moreThe Agric Minister is worried about vegetable production in the country losing out on a projected $3 billion annually....
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture says the Covid-19 pandemic has positively impacted Ghana’s cashew processing sector. MOFA says seven...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Demeter Ghana Limited is an agricultural focused company, committed to providing agricultural solutions to farmers....
Read moreThe Chairman of the Assinman Cocoa Farmers’ Cooperative and Marketing Union Limited (AMCOFUL), Mr Theophilus Tamakloe, has called for a...
Read moreDropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and...
Read moreThe Asene Manso Akroso District Assembly is to acquire equipment to add value to agriculture produce under the Planting for...
Read moreIntro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how...
Read moreThe Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has procured and presented 1,260 protective working clothing to a women’s group in the...
Read moreThe District Chief Executive of Adaklu has urged the youths of the community and the Volta Region at large to...
Read moreThe rapid production growth of cashew in the country, especially within the forest-transition zone, is consuming sizeable farmlands and thus...
Read moreCommodity price survey Service Company, Esoko Ghana, has reiterated the need for government to be deliberate about fixing roads leading...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Ministry of Local Governance and Rural Development (MLGRD) on Friday 26th June, 2020...
Read moreUpfield Foods, the largest plant-based consumer products company in the world, has launched a new initiative and global advocacy platform...
Read moreThe Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, says it is collaborating with allied institutions to improve food processing to...
Read moreThe Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, PFAG, has warned that the country could suffer rice shortage this year following the...
Read moreA Lecturer of Marine Geochemistry at the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences of the University of Ghana, Dr. Edem...
Read moreIt appears that inasmuch as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many economic activities and led to job losses, other sectors...
Read moreGhana supplies 70% of all cocoa beans imported into Japan and cocoa is seen as one of the nation’s...
Read moreSource: Joy Business The Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) has called for the speedy implementation of the ECOWAS Veterinary Pharmacy...
Read moreThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of conclusive discussions with President...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Mr. Ben Archen, a Ghanaian born electrical engineer who is currently living in Germany has...
Read morePlayers in the livestock industry are calling on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to initiate long-term policies to ensure...
Read moreSugarcane growers at Komenda in the Central Region, are calling on government to support them financially to grow more sugarcane...
Read moreConstruction works will start on a six-acre land at Gbedzekope in the Akame Electoral Area for a Cassava Processing Factory...
Read moreAgric officers at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region have begun processes to add value to...
Read moreCharcoal selling in the Koforidua Municipality has drastically gone down due to covid-19 Pandemic and the partial lockdown that was...
Read moreBy: Nana Agyapong, Nkoranza Watermelon farmers in Nkoranza north and south in the Bono east region are crying bitterly due...
Read moreBy Nana Agyapong, Nkoranza The 2018 national best farmer, Mr James Obeng Boateng has commended the government for the various...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji With the stress and money invested in farming and the several reported challenges associated with...
Read moreOver 80 per cent of agribusinesses in Ghana confirm that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a toll on their operations...
Read moreThe World Bank Group approved today a US$500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight...
Read moreThe Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association is calling on government to design a special package for poultry farmers engaged...
Read moreThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total of 99,468 bags...
Read moreVegetable farmers at Akomadan in the Offinso North District, have participated in a small farmer group meeting to observe the...
Read moreBy:agrighanaonline.com As part of efforts to help strengthen Ghana’s livestock sector, the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a 500...
Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic has almost not spared any sector of the world’s economy. In Ghana, the agric sector has also...
Read moreIn as much as he encourages the youth to delve into farming and agriculture in general, renowned actor, farmer, and...
Read moreThe Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, is appealing to the country’s security forces to pursue...
Read moreThe Ghana Peasant Farmers Association, has advised government to have a long-term plan to cushion farmers against unforeseen circumstances and...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has launched an advocacy initiative to...
Read moreBy:agrighanaonline.com One of the major companies in Ghana’s agriculture industry, RMG Ghana Limited, has announced a 100,000 cedis support package...
Read moreThe Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana is lamenting the over 100% increase in the cost of exporting their...
Read moreFor two years running the country’s agriculture sector has experienced declines in growth, despite an impressive performance in 2017 after...
Read moreBy: Prince Karikari The Agric Ministry has cautioned farmers on the resurgence of Fall Armyworms in the country. The ministry...
Read moreBy:agrighanaonline.com The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, has announced that the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD,...
Read moreBy: Bagbara Tanko (MoFA) The Covid-19 pandemic now entering its fourth month has sparked an unprecedented global health crisis that...
Read moreBy: Yaw Asamoah Farming is an ancient profession. In the olden days, farming was the major work of the...
Read moreBy: Gideon Kwame Sakodie Osei /Kintampo Cashew farmers in Kintampo say they have been impacted negatively due to global restrictions...
Read moreAs part of Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) mandate to help Cocoa Farmers, COCOBOD has encouraged farmers in various cocoa-growing communities...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Ghana recorded its first corona virus cases on March 12, 2020 involving a Norwegian Embassy...
Read moreBy Reuben Quainoo Chief Executive Officer for BEIT Farms Mr. Evans Larbi is asking the Ministry of Food and Agriculture...
Read moreThe rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 is raising uncertainty within Ghana’s economy; and the agriculture and Agribusiness sector cannot be...
Read moreBy: agrighanaonline.com/Source: Ghana Television For many years, women especially those in the northern parts of Ghana have taken to farming...
Read moreBy Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Agriculture’s role in transforming the economies of rural communities especially in providing jobs and reducing...
Read moreA total number of 1.4 million farmers are expected to benefit from the country Agriculture flagship programme, Planting for Food...
Read moreBy: AGRA Ghana Testimonies of some rice farmers in the Northern Region indicates that there has been a tremendous increase...
Read moreMore than 170 farms have been destroyed by bushfires in the Atebubu Amantin Municipality in the Bono East Region of...
Read moreBy: Mabel Adorkor Annang As part of efforts to transform the agricultural sector digitally and improve on agricultural services in...
Read moreBy Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has reiterated government’s...
Read moreBy Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei (Kintampo) A project dubbed “PRODESOP” (Promoting Access of indigenous people to Decent Work and Social...
Read moreAt least 2,000 poultry farmers have enrolled for the first phase of the broiler module of the ‘Rearing for Food...
Read moreFarmers in some communities in the Tano North and South Municipalities of the Ahafo Region, are lamenting the influx of...
Read moreThe Project Manager for the Bono-Asante Atea cashew Project Dr. Anthony Augustus Mainoo is asking cashew farmers in the Wenchi...
Read moreData from the authorities in the Bono East region shows that more than 150 maize farms have been razed down...
Read moreGhana earned $378 million from the exportation of 110 tonnes of raw cashew nuts in 2018. The amount represented 43...
Read moreThe Organic World Congress (OWC) is held every three years involving thousands of organic farmers, producers, researchers, advocates and policy...
Read moreBy Nana Agyapong (Nkoranza) The chiefs in Nkoranza have pledge their support to ensure farmers especially maize farmers within their...
Read moreH.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Republic Of Ghana, On Wednesday 29th January 2020 commissioned the Akumadan Greenhouse...
Read moreThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken delivery of 100,000 pieces of motorised slashers to be distributed to cocoa farmers...
Read moreAgriculture Extension Officers within the Sissala East and West Municipal Assemblies of the Upper West Region are optimistic that, the...
Read moreThe President of Paddy Rice Dealers Association of Nigeria (PRIDAN), Muhammad Auwal has said that most farmers in the rural areas are...
Read moreGenerally, entertaining the thought of home grown food is given a pass due to the space crunch in modern urban...
Read moreAs the call for organic farming increase, people are coming up with innovative ways of farming especially in rural agriculture...
Read moreThe agriculture sector in recent years has appreciated significantly with the introduction of agronomical practices, improved seeds, technology and many...
Read moreThe government has dispatched solar-powered rice mills to four strategic rice farming areas to address the problem of inadequate capacity...
Read moreMr John Dimah, the 2019 National Best maize farmer has lost 31 acres of his maize farmland to fire in...
Read moreThe Director of the Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has...
Read moreThe Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says government is considering an extension of the closed fishing season. According to...
Read moreThe Fisheries Commission has been urged to reduce the announced increase in fishing license fees for the operation of...
Read moreDirector of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has...
Read moreAs part of drastic measures designed to fight against the spread of the Infectious Spleen and Kidney Virus diseases in...
Read moreSome rice farmers in Northern Ghana are counting their losses as bush fire ravages hundreds of acres of their rice...
Read moreNational President of the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association, Mr. Joseph Nii Armah Quaye is calling on the government to support...
Read moreFishermen across the coastal parts of the country are calling on the government to dissolve all the committees that sell...
Read moreMr Benjamin Ofori, the Farm Manager of Bridge Waters Farm at Suhum in the Eastern Region, has appealed to the...
Read moreThe Ministry of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with the Scholarship Secretariat sponsored the 2018 National Farmers Day Award Winners...
Read moreGovernment has set an ambitious target to ban the importation of rice by 2022, to boost local rice production for...
Read moreAs the campaign for the consumption of local rice intensifies, some rice importers are now getting involved although others are...
Read moreA 58-year-old farmer, Charles Gyamfi from the Ahafo Region has been adjudged the 2019 National Best Farmer at a ceremony...
Read moreFormer President John Agyekum Kufuor is urging government to come up with an executive policy to improve the production and...
Read moreThe 2019 National Best Agroforestry Farmer, Mr. Robben Asare is urging the youth to venture into agriculture which will...
Read moreThe Deputy MD of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Alhassan Yakubu-Tali, has stressed that the agriculture sector will continue to...
Read moreThe Pulitzer Center invites journalists who are working on projects related to tropical rainforests to submit a proposal to the...
Read moreA vegetable farmer in Ahwerem, a farming community in the Ashanti Region, Margaret Afriyie, has been crowned the 2019 Miss...
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