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1,102 The District Director of NADMO in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of Ashanti Region, Mr Joseph Amoaning has assured farmers in the Atwima Kwanwoma District that, the Deputy Defence Minister who doubles as Member of Parliament for the area ,Hon Kofi Amankwa Manu will continue to support farmers in the District. Mr Joseph Amoaning said […]
1,371 Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture Yaw Frimpong Addo is encouraging international investors to take advantage of the friendly business regime in Ghana and invest in the country’s agricultural sector. Speaking at the ‘Ghana Dealroom’ session during the 2023 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Dar es Salam Tanzania, he said; “government is […]
1,165 The finances of Ghana COCOBOD is in dire straits requiring urgent surgery to revive the once vibrant entity. JoyNews is learning COCOBOD lost almost 600 million dollars representing 150 thousand metric tons in the last crop season due to the smuggling of cocoa beans to neighboring Burkina Faso and Togo which made them exporters […]
999 Cocoa farmers are calling for a 72.5% upward adjustment of the farm gate price of cocoa beans from ¢800 to ¢1,380 per bag for the next cocoa season. Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) announced that the 2023/2024 cocoa crop season will start from this week Friday, September 8, 2023 as against the initial date of […]
1,095 A Policy Officer at AGRA, Dr. Dorothy Effah, has said that agricultural insurance could provide a solution to the challenges farmers face when applying for loans from financial institutions. A research down by the Institute of Climate and Environmental Governance ( ICEG), small smallholder farmers in the northern regions primarily rely on Village […]
999 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. […]
1,412 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 […]
1,198 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 […]
1,032 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 […]
840 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 […]