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US Project to Help Ghana’s Poultry Industry
August 28, 2015
US Project to Help Ghana’s Poultry Industry
US – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has teamed up with other organisations to implement a major poultry development…
Farmers trained on cereal storage
August 26, 2015
Farmers trained on cereal storage
Professor Joan Fulton of the Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business has advised farmers to adopt proper means…
Cheap vegetable oils killing oil palm industry – OPDAG
August 26, 2015
Cheap vegetable oils killing oil palm industry – OPDAG
Mr Samuel Awonnea Avaala, President of the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has said that the import of…
Minority accuses government of stifling Agric sector
August 25, 2015
Minority accuses government of stifling Agric sector
The Minority in parliament is accusing government of deliberately stifling the Food and Agriculture sector of the needed budgetary support…
70 million improved cocoa seedlings for farmers
August 25, 2015
70 million improved cocoa seedlings for farmers
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will, from next year, make available 70 million improved hybrid cocoa seedlings for free distribution…
Stakeholders sensitized on forest and water conservation
August 25, 2015
Stakeholders sensitized on forest and water conservation
A Rocha Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) focused on forest conservation, has held a sensitization forum for stakeholders in and…
Cocoa farms rehabilitation programme progresses
August 24, 2015
Cocoa farms rehabilitation programme progresses
Mr Samuel Amponsah, Western North Regional Manager of Cocoa Health and Extension Division of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has encouraged…
Kuapa Kokoo exceeds cocoa purchase target for current crop season
August 24, 2015
Kuapa Kokoo exceeds cocoa purchase target for current crop season
Kuapa Kokoo Limited (KKL), a licensed buying company, has exceeded its cocoa production target even before end of the 2014/2015…
Crop Varieties Licensing A Tool To Develop Agriculture—USAID
August 24, 2015
Crop Varieties Licensing A Tool To Develop Agriculture—USAID
Chief of Party for USAID Ghana, Walter Nunez-Rodriguez, has stated that effective use of theCrop Varieties Licensing Policy will help…
Ghanaians asked to question nutritional content of foods
August 24, 2015
Ghanaians asked to question nutritional content of foods
Mr Yakubu Alhassan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture in charge of Crops, on Thursday said Ghana had achieved a lot in…