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Government sets September for lifting on vegetable ban
June 17, 2017
Government sets September for lifting on vegetable ban
Dr Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture has given the strongest assurance yet that the Ministry of Food and…
New Rice Variety to Be Cultivated In the North
June 17, 2017
New Rice Variety to Be Cultivated In the North
Mr Salifu Saeed, the Northern Regional Minister has given the assurance that government was ready to support the introduction of…
Importers Threaten To Increase Prices of Goods
June 17, 2017
Importers Threaten To Increase Prices of Goods
Importers have threatened to increase prices of goods if government implements a proposed 0.02 percent import tax. Samson Awingobit Asaki,…
Fall Armyworms Invade Farms in Upper West
June 16, 2017
Fall Armyworms Invade Farms in Upper West
The Upper West Region has been hit hard by a massive invasion of fall armyworms weeks after the incidence was…
Poultry farmers advised to cut production cost
June 16, 2017
Poultry farmers advised to cut production cost
The Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agricultural (MoFA) is advising poultry farmers to embark on…
COCOBOD will work towards sustainable forest management
June 16, 2017
COCOBOD will work towards sustainable forest management
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBD) on Thursday gave the assurance that it would contribute its quota towards reversing the degradation…
3-day GhanaVeg Exhibition Fair Ends In Accra
June 16, 2017
3-day GhanaVeg Exhibition Fair Ends In Accra
By Joyce Bedeley: The Ghana Vegetable (GhanaVeg) Programme’s 2nd fruit fair came off at the La palm Royal Beach Hotel…
Asantehene urges more value addition to nation’s cocoa
June 15, 2017
Asantehene urges more value addition to nation’s cocoa
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has underlined the need to aggressively push towards adding more value to the nation’s…
‘Government to reverse ascendancy of forest degradation’
June 15, 2017
‘Government to reverse ascendancy of forest degradation’
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Thursday expressed government’s commitment to institute measures to…
Japan provides $2.8m grant to develop Ghana’s agric sector
June 15, 2017
Japan provides $2.8m grant to develop Ghana’s agric sector
More than $2.8 million grant has been approved by the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) for the commercial cultivation of…