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.
Category: Agriculture
African Agric Research Powerhouse Deepens Pact With WorldFish
A new partnership between the leading African organization for agricultural research for development (AR4D), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and WorldFish will focus on improving the lives of the 80 million people in sub-Saharan Africa dependent on aquatic agricultural systems.
FAO: Fish Farming Likely To Grow More Than Expected
FISH farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for improved nutrition for millions of people, especially in Asia and Africa, according to a new report.
US Tilapia, Owner Ordered To Pay Customers
THE Kumasi High Court ordered US Tilapia, a tilapia investment concern and its owner, Mr Godfred Chief Medicine, to pay GH¢740,000 to 88 customers.
Dangote Targets Nigeria’s Rice Deficit
NIGERIA enjoys a perfect rice-growing climate over a vast area yet it is the world’s second biggest importer of the staple, often from countries in its warm, wet tropical latitude like top exporter Thailand.
Gov’t: Unrest In Burkina Won’t Affect Ghana
GOVERNMENT downplayed fears that the ongoing crisis in Burkina Faso will affect the country’s food supply. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan stated: “I don’t think Ghana will suffer because of the crisis. Tomatoes, yes, we import from them, but the volumes of tomatoes we import […]
Ghana’s Economy To Suffer Due To Stalemate In Burkina
THERE ongoing political crisis in Burkina Faso is like to have repercussions on the Ghanaian economy.
BRICS countries Share Strategies Against Malnutrition
‘HIDDEN hunger’ featured prominently at a BRICS- (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) led public discussion on nutrition held at FAO on Wednesday, ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) scheduled to take place in November 2014.
DuPont Pioneer, USAID Support Smallholder Farmers In Ghana
DUPONT PIONEER, the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics and the USAID launched the Ghana Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Program (GAMSAP) today to help improve the productivity of smallholder maize farmers in Ghana.
Ghana: Agencies Divert Fertilizer Subsidy Meant For Rural Farmers
By Bernice Bessey GHANA’S National President of Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) says they are not benefiting from government subventions especially the fertilizer subsidy meant to help the rural farmer, since some agencies responsible for distribution of the commodity are diverting it outside the country.