Agri Business
Severe weather conditions to push food prices up
February 16, 2016
Severe weather conditions to push food prices up
Prices of some foodstuffs are expected to shoot up if the current weather conditions persist. According to Esoko Ghana, which…
Gov’t to issue Ghc500m 5-yr domestic bond
February 15, 2016
Gov’t to issue Ghc500m 5-yr domestic bond
Ghana will issue a new five-year domestic bond to raise 500 million cedis ($125.62 million) on Feb. 25 to finance…
Africa must invest in its youth – UNFPA boss
February 15, 2016
Africa must invest in its youth – UNFPA boss
Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, has urged African…
DZ Bank Germany impressed with COCOBOD
February 12, 2016
DZ Bank Germany impressed with COCOBOD
A two-member delegation from a German bank, DZ, are in the country to learn at first hand, happenings at the…
Farmers in Agogo area to quit agriculture due to Fulani incursion
February 11, 2016
Farmers in Agogo area to quit agriculture due to Fulani incursion
Hundreds of farmers in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region say they have lost interest in agriculture…
COCOBOD Boss and German DZ Bank tour cocoa farms
February 11, 2016
COCOBOD Boss and German DZ Bank tour cocoa farms
Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board and his team of officers, last week hosted two senior…
Rice farmers cry foul
February 10, 2016
Rice farmers cry foul
Local rice producers have warned they will lose out massively on benefits of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff to the…
Ghana’s economy has made a turnaround – Terkper
February 10, 2016
Ghana’s economy has made a turnaround – Terkper
Finance Minister Seth Terkper says Ghana’s economy has made a turnaround, commencing a movement from its challenging times. The country…
Severe harmattan cuts cocoa output
February 9, 2016
Severe harmattan cuts cocoa output
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has revealed that the 2015/16 cocoa season may yet face another decrease in production…
Gov’t moves to incorporate organic fertiliser in agriculture
February 9, 2016
Gov’t moves to incorporate organic fertiliser in agriculture
A stakeholders’ consultative meeting has been held for compost and organic fertiliser producers in Accra, as part of the government’s…