Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO is inviting farmers and agricultural dealers from across Africa to attend its exciting ‘Vision of the Future’ farm mechanisation event at the AGCO Future Farm in Lusaka, Zambia on 8 April 2016.
Category: Agriculture
Rising Rates of Global Obesity Revealed in New Report
Rates of obesity worldwide are continuing to rise and by 2025, 18 per cent of men and 21 per cent of women worldwide will be obese, according to a report published by The Lancet medical journal in the UK. The study, released on Thursday, covers individuals from nearly 200 countries and reveals an increase in the number […]
Budget for Agric Sector not in Favour of Smallholders: PFAG
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged the Government to ensure that the 2016 Annual Budget for the Agricultural sector focuses more on supporting small-holder farmers in the country.
Leading Cashew Nuts Processor MIM Exposes Gov’t
MIM Cashew & Agricultural Products Limited has expressed misgivings about the recent directive issued by the Ministry Of Trade and Industry (MoTI) on Raw Cashew Nut export in the country.
Rlg Foundation Moves to Safe Water Bodies
The Rlg Foundation has called for a concerted effort to curtail water pollution and scarcity in the country.
Snake Invasion: Fumigation of Communities in Ashanti Region Underway
Officials of the Ejisu Juaben Municipal Assembly have begun fumigating buildings in Essienimpong, Kwaaso and Paise close to Ejisu in the Ashanti Region.
Gov’t Justifies Ban on Cashew Nuts Export
Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry,Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has justified his ministry’s decision to ban exportation of cashew nuts in the country.
Imani Commences Campaign to Support Local Content Businesses
Successive governments over the years have mostly touted the private sector as the primary panacea to Ghana’s economic development.
Ghana: Food Prices Soar by 50%
Prices of most basic foodstuffs have shot up drastically over the last one year. The prices of some of the foodstuffs have risen as much as 50% from January 2015 to date.
Ghana’s Agro Processing Sector Gets a Boost
—As EU Supports NBSSI to Upgrade Local Enterprises Ghana’s quest of becoming a dominant player in the agro processing markets in the West African sub-region and Europe has received a major boost, following the installation of the internationally acclaimed Hazard Analysis & Critical Control point (HACCP) at 10 agro processing enterprises in the Greater Accra […]