NATIONAL NEWS
Majority of farmers in Nabdam to take up potato farming
June 27, 2016
Majority of farmers in Nabdam to take up potato farming
Many farmers in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region have resolved to go into large scale cultivation of…
Agribusiness financing receives boost
June 27, 2016
Agribusiness financing receives boost
Eximguaranty Ghana Limited and the USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP) are collaborating to provide credit guarantees which are expected…
GAWU decries fast decline in fishing sub-sector
June 27, 2016
GAWU decries fast decline in fishing sub-sector
Ghana’s fishing sector may face further decline if the government does not undertake the required capital injection needed to revamp…
Re-launched Ayensu Starch Factory sustainable – Hanna Tetteh
June 27, 2016
Re-launched Ayensu Starch Factory sustainable – Hanna Tetteh
The newly-relaunched Ayensu Starch Factory will thrive, according to the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Awutu-Senya West constituency, where…
Ghana government asked to invest more in agricultural research
June 24, 2016
Ghana government asked to invest more in agricultural research
Greater investment in agricultural research and development is the sure catalyst to help Ghana to attain and sustain food security,…
Poultry farmers want import-substitution policy
June 24, 2016
Poultry farmers want import-substitution policy
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) have renewed calls for a 40 per cent broiler import substitution policy…
Fievie Rice Project begins harvesting
June 24, 2016
Fievie Rice Project begins harvesting
The Fievie Rice Project in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region has begun harvesting its first high grade…
New fishing centre established at Bortianor
June 24, 2016
New fishing centre established at Bortianor
A temporal Fisheries Training Centre has been inaugurated at Tsokeme near Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region to improve productivity…
Jomoro Assembly fights climate change
June 23, 2016
Jomoro Assembly fights climate change
The Jomoro District Assembly in collaboration with the District Agriculture Office has nursed more than 10,000 Acacia Seamia tree seedlings…
JICA to scale up rice projects in Ashanti, Northern Regions
June 23, 2016
JICA to scale up rice projects in Ashanti, Northern Regions
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be implementing the second phase of one of its flagship Projects in the…