The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has filed multiple criminal charges against Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), and four others, over alleged acts of stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.
Accra, Ghana//-The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), in collaboration with the National Seed Council (NSC), has announced the 6th Ghana Seed Business Forum, dubbed SEEDLINK 2025.
Accra, Ghana//-Kumasi-based AgriCentric Ventures Limited, which partners with both smallholder farmers and commercial-scale farmers to buy their farm waste and processes them into high-value organic products such as bio-char, bio-fertiliser, dietary supplements for livestock and fish, and bio-pesticides, has been adjudged winner of the prestigious GreenTech Innovation Challenge 2025.
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that the number of Ghanaians experiencing food insecurity rose by 7.3% between the first and fourth quarters of 2024, despite ongoing national efforts to tackle hunger.
London, United Kingdom// — They supply an estimated 50% of Africa’s meat and 75% of its milk – yet Africa’s pastoralists remain largely invisible and misunderstood.
Washington D.C., United States of America// — On World Cotton Day 2025, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Africa’s cotton producers and partners showcased how the sector is driving green growth, local value addition and sustainable trade, powering inclusive industrialisation and climate-smart growth under the AfCFTA.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast// — Agricultural experts attending the 6th edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (https://apo-opa.co/4h4wohb), held in Abidjan from 1–3 October, have urged African governments to place greater value on farmers — transforming them from recipients of food aid into providers.
Astana, Kazakhstan//– A collaboration between plant breeders in Australia and Kazakhstan has tapped the diversity found in wild alfalfa to produce an exceptionally drought- and heat-tolerant variety of this high-protein livestock forage.
Fred Stauffer, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG); Doudjo Noufou Ouattara, Nangui Abrogoua University, and Kifouli Adéoti, University d’Abomey-Calavi de Bénin Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while West Africa has 38 and East […]
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania// — The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) will play a leading role at the 11th African Grain Trade Summit (AGTS), taking place from October 1–4, 2025.
