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Government intensifies fight against pair trawling
May 24, 2016
Government intensifies fight against pair trawling
The Government has adopted security measures to halt pair trawling along the territorial waters of Ghana to protect the fishing…
2 million cocoa seedlings for Ashanti farmers
May 24, 2016
2 million cocoa seedlings for Ashanti farmers
The Cocoa Health Extension Division (CHED) of Cocobod is to begin free distribution of 10.2 million high-yielding and disease-resistant cocoa…
MoFA invests in food, cash crop production
May 23, 2016
MoFA invests in food, cash crop production
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to invest in the development of selected cash and food crops, as…
Investors urged to take advantage of cassava
May 23, 2016
Investors urged to take advantage of cassava
Ghana produces about 16 million metric tonnes of cassava, of which 11 million tonnes is available for consumption. Out of…
SSNIT, COCOBOD others likely to buy adb shares
May 23, 2016
SSNIT, COCOBOD others likely to buy adb shares
Some state institutions are likely to purchase shares in the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) when the Initial Public Offer (IPO)…
US supports palm oil producers to mechanise
May 23, 2016
US supports palm oil producers to mechanise
An eleven thousand US Dollar-Oil Palm Extraction project, sponsored by the US Government, has been inaugurated at Asekesu, a farming…
Gov’t seeks investment in rice sector
May 20, 2016
Gov’t seeks investment in rice sector
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna has called for increased investment to boost the production of…
Gov’t rolls out programme to boost cashew production
May 20, 2016
Gov’t rolls out programme to boost cashew production
The Ministry of Trade and Industry says it is collaborating with the private sector to roll out a programme to…
MoFA invests in food, cash crop production
May 20, 2016
MoFA invests in food, cash crop production
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to invest in the development of selected cash and food crops, as…
Agric is key- Greenstreet tells Sandema voters
May 20, 2016
Agric is key- Greenstreet tells Sandema voters
The Presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has stated that a massive investment in the…