535 Source: Kofi Adu Domfeh The Congo Basin is the largest forest in Africa and a significantly important carbon storage in the world. With more than 10,000 plant species in and around the forest, the Basin is referred to as the “green lungs of Africa” – the ecological respiratory organ for the planet. […]
Agriculture
Miro Timber Coy, X2 Security destroy 500 acres of farms
847 About 500 acres of maize and plantain farmlands have been destroyed at Abedesembi, Besoro, Bahankra and other communities in the Sekyere Kumawu District in Ashanti Region by personnel of X2 Security Services, a private security company. The security company is said to have been contracted by Miro Forestry and Timber Products Limited to execute […]
Pink Gari Discovered In Volta Region
718 Anlo Tsiame, nestled in the heart of the Volta Region, a captivating culinary innovation has emerged. Pink gari is made from purple potatoes. This stunning fusion of traditional African cuisine and modern culinary creativity has been capturing the hearts and taste buds of locals and visitors alike This innovation was first discovered on @seyramOfficial […]
Japhet Festus Gbede Launches Wuxor, Have, And Sremanu Farmers Association To Improve Commercial Farming
647 In an attempt to address the financial and business obstacles in farming in the Wuxor, Have, Sremanu Electoral Area, Mr. Japhet Festus Gbede have launched Farmers Association to boost commercial farming in the Electoral Area hence Akatsi South Constituency. The new group, known as Wuxor, Have, Sremanu Farmers Association seeks to conduct various […]
Niger coup: Over GHs45m at risk as Ghana onion trucks are stranded at Benin border
451 Over 100 trucks loaded with onions are locked up at the border town between Benin and Niger following the border closure. Each truck is transporting at least three hundred bags of onions at the cost of Ghs1,500 each. An estimated GHs45 million worth of onions remains locked up at the border, with a large […]
FEDCO pays GH¢16m to cocoa farmers
1,505 A licensed cocoa buying company, Federation Commodities Limited (FEDCO), has announced the payment of GH¢16 million in cocoa premium earnings to cocoa farmers across the country for the 2022/2023 cocoa season. Up to 27,000 farmers trading with FEDCO across the country qualify to receive the premiums earnings. The company will pay GH¢50 on each […]
MOFA and NSS to collaborate to boost food production in Ghana
594 The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is collaborating with the National Service Scheme this year to boost the production of food and other agricultural products in the country. According to the Minister for Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Mr Brian Acheampong, the move would see MOFA providing technical support to the NSS farms to […]
Agric Minister tours NSS biggest commercial farm
506 The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, had encouraged state institutions to learn from the investment the National Service Scheme (NSS) is undertaking in large-scale commercial farming. He said there were enormous benefits to be derived from such investments. The minister made the call when he toured the 20,000-acre Sekyere Kumawu Economic Enclave […]
Poultry Import: We Produce Only 15,000 out of 325,000 metric tons of National Demand Yearly – Agric Minister ‘Cries’
509 Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has promised the poultry farmers of an improved mechanism to cut down on poultry product imports into Ghana. Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show, the Minister revealed there are 3.5 million farmers in the country and the fraction of this number into poultry farming is underproducing. […]
Gh¢1.8m bird flu compensation can’t be accounted for
1,856 The 2022 Auditor General’s report has uncovered that more than GH¢1.8 million of the funds released to compensate poultry farmers affected by the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) disease could not be accounted for. The amount represented 90.41 per cent of the GH¢1.9 million released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) […]