Last week, seven Ghanaian traders were gruesomely killed, and several others were wounded when insurgents ambushed a community in Burkina Faso where they had travelled to buy tomatoes and other foodstuffs.
Category: Agriculture
Ivory Coast Considers Following Ghana with Cocoa Price Cut
ABIDJAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast is considering cutting the price it pays farmers for cocoa beans to align with Ghana, two government sources told Reuters, as the world’s biggest producers of the chocolate ingredient face a major crisis.
Ghana Targets up to 300,000 Metric Tonnes of Dry Season Tomatoes in 3 Years
Ghana plans to produce between 200,000 and 300,000 metric tonnes of tomatoes within the next two to three years, particularly during the dry season, as part of efforts to reduce imports, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has said.
CFF-Ghana Adds Its Voice to the Raging Debate on Cocoa Sector Reforms
Accra, Ghana//-Community Focus Foundation Ghana (CFF-Ghana) has added its voice to the raging debate on Ghana’s Cocoa sector reforms and to state its candid position.
Zimbabwe: Gov’t Commissions Climate-smart Farming Equipment to Strengthen Dryland Livelihoods, Restore Degraded Landscapes
Harare, Zimbabwe// — The Government of Zimbabwe commissioned a tranche of small-scale agricultural equipment to support climate-smart agriculture, sustainable land management and rural livelihoods in the country’s dryland areas, under the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme (DSL-IP) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF-7) and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
Ghana’s Tomato Sector Loses GHS 5.7 Billion Annually
Accra, Ghana – In response to the recent tragic terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that affected Ghanaian tomato traders, the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana, in partnership with key stakeholders across the tomato value chain, today unveiled a comprehensive National Tomato Production Strategy (2026-2030) backed by shocking economic data that reveals Ghana loses approximately GHS 5.7 […]
Ghana Needs A 20-Year Agricultural Transformation Strategy Now
Accra, Ghana//-The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) today released a comprehensive report calling for Ghana to urgently develop and implement a 20-year National Agricultural Transformation Strategy, fundamentally shifting from the short-term, politically driven agricultural programs that have characterised the sector since independence.
Symbol of Unity , Nigeria’s Argungu Fishing Contest Returns After Years of Pause
Thousands of fishermen converged on the milky waters of the Matan Fadan river, a UNESCO heritage site, winding through verdant landscape in northwestern Nigeria’s Argungu.
Ghanaian Tomato Traders Targeted in Deadly Terrorist Attack in Burkina Faso – Association President
The President of the Tomato and Onion Truck Drivers Association, Eric Tuffour, has given a harrowing account of a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that claimed the lives of several Ghanaian traders, following confirmation of the incident by the Ministry of the Interior and National Security.
Ghana: Govt Orders Immediate Payment to Cocoa Farmers
The Government has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to commence immediate payment to all affected cocoa farmers who are owed money, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced.