Month: January 2015
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East Africa: Weak Global Economy Dampens EAC Oil Hopes
The World Bank says in its 2015 global economic prospect report that several low-income countries, including those in East Africa,…
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Residents of Akweteman Demonstrate Against ECG
Residents of Akweteman, a suburb of Accra, on Saturday demonstrated against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the erratic…
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GENERAL NEWS
NSS receives e-zwich device for payment of allowances
The National Service Scheme (NSS), has taken delivery of 230 Point of Sale Terminal e-zwich device to facilitate payment of…
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GENERAL NEWS
Ghost Names Saga: CAGD Begins Head Count Of Teachers
The Controller and Accountant General Department has begun a headcount of all staff of the Ghana Education Service in order…
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INTERNATIONAL AGRIC NEWS
Small-scale organic farming only way to feed the world: UN
Transformative changes are needed in our food, agriculture and trade systems in order to increase diversity on farms, reduce our…
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REGIONAL NEWS
Michigan State, Rwanda collaborate on women in agribusiness
Michigan State University and the University of Rwanda are teaming up to start a master of science degree program aimed…
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Farming Science, Without the Conscience
You don’t have to be a vegan to be repulsed by an account in The Times revealing the moral depths…
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Researchers Pick ‘Breakthrough’ Technologies for Growth
Desalination using renewable energy, vaccines to help eradicate HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, and electronic textbooks that adapt to readers’ skills…
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Mamprusi factions opt for “blood burial”
Two farming communities in the East Mamprusi District of the Northern Region have resolved to end the fatal clashes between…
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REGIONAL NEWS
273,194 Farmers Affected By Boko Haram Atacks
The Boko Haram insurgents are said to have destroyed 546,388 metric tonnes of crops in the Northern parts of Adamawa…
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