Tumu (U/W), Ghana, June 11, 2018// – Maize farmers in Tumu in the Sissala East District of Upper West Region, will now have a sigh of relief following the commissioning of 30 metric tonnes maize processing factory built by KEDAN Agribusiness Solutions.
Stockholm, Sweden, June 10, 2018//-Johan Rockström, Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and EAT Board of Trustees member says with just 12 years to achieve the world’s most ambitious development targets the UN Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to transform the food systems in order to be placed on a path that […]
June 9, 2018//-The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the 2018 Ghana Census of Agriculture, which will inform the formulation of strategies and policies, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of such policies, in the agricultural sector.
June 9, 2018//-Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is pushing his case for the world’s most industrialised nations to act against illegal sea fishing in African waters.
June 8, 2018//-Born Free’s recent breaking news that, in a secret move by the Zambian government, fee-paying trophy hunters are to be allowed to kill more than a thousand hippos over the next five years in Zambia was confirmed by Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda in a press statement issued by his press office.
June 8, 2018//-Climate Change will result in many amphibians, mammals, birds and fish migrating to favourable habitats outside their normal ranges that is, if they can find the space.
Rome, Italy, June 5, 2018//- Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) concluded a five-day visit to Kenya where she met with Deputy President William Ruto and other high-ranking government officials to discuss expanding successful rural development investments to include stronger links between public and private sector.
Accra, Ghana, June 5, 2018//-Esoko Ghana, an agricultural commodity index that tracks the prices of selected agricultural products across Ghana, has revealed that the average price for a bag of local rice increased 2.15% to close the month of May at GHS 332.57.
Washington, USA, June 4, 2018// – The World Bank has approved a $50 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support the Government of Ghana in building strong foundation for high, inclusive and sustainable growth in agriculture, a key sector which supports the livelihoods of most people.
Rome, Italy, May 31, 2018/ — Sweden, through the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) would support drought-stricken farmers and herders in the Sahel, with a focus on Burkina Faso and Mali.
