Accra, Ghana – Dr Mavis Owureku-Asare, Chief Executive Officer of Impact Food Hub (IFH), a dynamic organisation bridging the gap between research and the food industry, has won Glitz Africa’s Excellence in Technology Award at the recently concluded 2024 Ghana Women of the Year Honours held in Accra.
Kenya is the largest African producer, with 345,000 tons, followed by South Africa and Tanzania. Other major producers include Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Ethiopia. However, the potential is much greater.
Geneva, Switzerland// — The International Trade Centre (ITC) works with coffee growers and processors in West Africa, helping them reach new markets and grow their operations. In Ghana, coffee producer Asili Coffee is spearheading collective action to boost national coffee production and consumption.
In a unified effort, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries, representing key industry bodies and stakeholders, urgently called upon Ghana’s president, the executive and parliament to address the critical issue of illegal mining (galamsey) wreaking havoc on the nation’s agricultural and aquatic ecosystems.
Cloud computing and agriculture are two terms you would not commonly hear in the same sentence. Despite that, Kenya’s cloud revolution bodes a lot of potential for what is one of the nation’s most important and economically valuable sectors.
Kigali, Rwanda//- Solidaridad Southern Africa is proud to announce its participation at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2024, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 4-6 September 2024.
The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY Parag Jyoti Saikia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish,” a woman yelled from outside. I was sitting in the kitchen at my friend Rupam’s house in […]
The Ghana Government will increase the state-guaranteed price paid to its cocoa farmers by nearly 45% for the 2024/25 crop season, two sources with knowledge of the price review told Reuters.
Ankara, Turkey// — In Guinea, where 67% of the population is involved in agriculture and the sector represents 52% of the total workforce, crop yields from traditional farming methods are significantly lower compared to mechanized agriculture.
Lilongwe, Malawi, Southern Africa//-As Women’s Month – which is celebrated in South Africa every August – draws to a close, Solidaridad Southern Africa reaffirms its commitment to empowering women, not only within South Africa but throughout the Southern African region.
