Agriculture

1,881  Tension is mounting at Barekese  in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti Region, as the youth have threatened bloody clash with encroachers to protect their farmlands being encroached upon. The community has come under siege with the indiscrimate sale of lands and destruction of farmlands by unknown persons. The youth, however, suspect their embattled […]

1,399  A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that, addressing gender inequities in agrifood systems and empowering women will reduce hunger, enhance the economy, and strengthen resilience to shocks such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Closing the gender gap in farm productivity and the […]

2,385  The Board of Trustees Of Cocoa Famers Pension Scheme under Cocobod has on today ,22nd March,2023 engaged Journalists in the Ashanti Region on plans to enroll Cocoa Famers Onto the Pension Scheme. Speaking at the event at the Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi ,Mr Daniel Aidoo Mensah, Chairman of The Board of Trustees Of The […]

1,666  A project aimed at boosting food production and addressing key constraints in the agriculture value chain in Northern Ghana has been launched in Tamale. Dubbed “Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme (SADEP), the project is expected to contribute to the government’s industrialisation agenda, support Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), Rearing for Food and […]

1,518  The management of the Rice Value Chain Improvement Project (RVCIP), being implemented with support from the Korean government, has handed over 2,500 kg (2.5 tonnes) of certified high quality rice seeds to the Central Regional Coordinating Council to boost rice production. The consignment, which is high yielding and disease resistant is for distribution to […]

1,735  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR- FORIG as part of activities to mark end of the year rewarded best workers and eight (8) retired staff who work at the institution between eighteen to forty-two years for their commitment and contribution to the institution over the years. Professor Dr. Daniel A. Ofori Director at […]

1,604  The Minority in Parliament says farmers are set to face a crisis during the next planting season if government does not settle its indebtedness to suppliers. Government currently owes suppliers of fertilizer and improved seedlings several millions of cedis. Speaking during the consideration of budget estimates for the Ministry of Agric, Deputy Ranking Member […]

2,118  The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo says government efforts to increase the quota of organic fertiliser in the fertiliser subsidy programme in the 2023 budget stems from the need to improve food security in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture at the launch of Sika […]

1,494  Ghana is finding ways on how to use inedelible parts of tilapia fish for alternative protein and oil sources for consumption and for industrial purpose. A finding on the strategies is being undertaken by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( CSIR) through its Food Research Institute ( CSIR-. FRI) and Water Research […]

2,122The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) will from today, Friday November 11, 2022, start selling food stuff at it premises in Accra. The move, which is a pilot project under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), is meant to mitigate the impact of rising food prices on real incomes of civil and local […]