Louis Berger, acting as the procurement agent for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), recently marked the completion of the agency’s $480 million poverty reduction program in Burkina Faso.
Category: Agriculture
Smallholder Farmers To Benefit From $50M MasterCard Fund
The MasterCard Foundation, a Canada based independent global organisation has announced a $50 million challenge fund to help improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Ghana and other African countries by enabling businesses to expand financial services in rural areas of Ghana and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ghana ‘Wee’ Enters Export Market
The Kasoa District Police have intercepted a large consignment of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp (wee) at Papaase, a small community situated along the Kasoa-Bawjiase road in the Central Region of Ghana.
Engineers Pledge Support For SADA
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) today launched a ground-breaking event which seeks to bring together Ghana’s engineering fraternity and a wide range of local and international stakeholders interested in and committed to the development of Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NSEZ) of Ghana.
SEND Ghana: GHȻ411M Agric Budget Not Enough
SEND Ghana criticised government’s GHȻ 411 million planned spending on the agricultural sector next year, describing it as “inadequate” to guarantee food security in the country.
Bridging The Microfinance Gap For Smallholder Farmers
Microfinance is widely known for the incredible speed with which it has scaled to reach hundreds of millions of people, and the positive effect it has had in reducing poverty.
Ebola Crisis: Smallholder Farmers To Benefit From New Initiative
THOUSANDS of smallholder farmers in Liberia are set to benefit from an innovative seed distribution initiative that seeks to combine food security and Ebola containment strategies in Liberia.
World Food Price index Stable In 3 Consecutive Months
FAO’s monthly food price index stabilised in November, as vegetable oil and grain prices inched up and offset ongoing declines in dairy prices.
How FAO & Partners Working To help Nations Explore Sustainable Bioenergy Dev’t
Through the Global Bioenergy Partnership, FAO is helping countries to better assess the possible risks and benefits of bioenergy. In this interview, Michela Morese of FAO’s energy team talks about recent FAO work in Colombia and Indonesia to test bioenergy sustainability indicators.
Agro-chemicals For Free Mass Cocoa Spraying Exercise Swindled
CHEMICALS meant for Ghana’s free mass cocoa spraying exercise are being sold by agro-chemical sellers at Elubo in the Western Region of Ghana.