NATIONAL NEWS
Prices of foodstuffs go up in Takoradi
June 7, 2016
Prices of foodstuffs go up in Takoradi
Prices of most foodstuffs in some markets in Sekondi-Takoradi have shot up, BUSINESS GUIDE has gathered. Prices of most commodities…
Report COCOBOD officers who extort monies – Farmers told
June 7, 2016
Report COCOBOD officers who extort monies – Farmers told
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has urged cocoa farmers to report any technical officer of who tried to collect money…
Forestry Commission seeks tighter laws
June 6, 2016
Forestry Commission seeks tighter laws
The Forestry Commission (FC) is seeking assent to a draft policy that will ensure that only legally-sourced wood is used…
We want ‘Sui Generis’ for plant protection – PFAG
June 6, 2016
We want ‘Sui Generis’ for plant protection – PFAG
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on Parliament to design a “Sui Generis” of protection for plant…
WFP’s zero hunger project gains Canada support
June 6, 2016
WFP’s zero hunger project gains Canada support
The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of 20 million Canadian dollars (US$15 million) from Canada. The contribution would…
Ghana’s agriculture must not be dependent on only rain
June 6, 2016
Ghana’s agriculture must not be dependent on only rain
Ghana’s food needs beyond rain-fed agriculture. While Ghana’s services sector continues to grow at a fast rate — the same cannot…
Ghana’s agric sector in disarray – KNUST Prof.
June 6, 2016
Ghana’s agric sector in disarray – KNUST Prof.
A lecturer with the agriculture department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Simon Cudjoe Fialor…
Sugar Factory’s GHC60 per tonne offer to farmers too low – KEEA MP
June 6, 2016
Sugar Factory’s GHC60 per tonne offer to farmers too low – KEEA MP
An MP in whose constituency the Komenda Sugar Factory has been cited says GHC60 per tonne offer from government to…
Parliament approves $2b loan for cocoa purchases
June 3, 2016
Parliament approves $2b loan for cocoa purchases
Cocoa purchases by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the 2016/2017 crop season is to increase by 50,000 metric tonnes…
Productivity of Rice Farms to increase dramatically with new hybrid varieties
June 3, 2016
Productivity of Rice Farms to increase dramatically with new hybrid varieties
The productivity of rice farmers in Africa would soon increase dramatically with the development of new indigenous hybrid varieties that…