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1,085 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 […]
919 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 […]
1,003 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 […]
919 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. […]
1,316 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 […]
1,091 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 […]
948 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 […]
781 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 […]
2,407 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 […]
938 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 […]