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100 beekeepers trained
May 19, 2015
100 beekeepers trained
The National President of the Ghana Beekeepers Association (GBA), Richard Okoe, has advised members of the association to endeavour to…
Ghana to meet target in fish production
May 19, 2015
Ghana to meet target in fish production
Ghana aims to produce 100,000 metric tonnes of fish annually by 2016, but many of the fish cages that should…
Ghana receives IFAD financing to help smallholder farmers boost agricultural production and transformation
May 18, 2015
Ghana receives IFAD financing to help smallholder farmers boost agricultural production and transformation
The Government of the Republic of Ghana and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a US$36.6 million…
Agric extension policy framework under review
May 18, 2015
Agric extension policy framework under review
Dr. Kwame Amezah, Director, Directorate Agriculture Extension Services (DAES), has observed that considering the current decentralisation system of the Ministry…
Fulani herdsmen threatening women farmers at Kumbungu
May 18, 2015
Fulani herdsmen threatening women farmers at Kumbungu
A 52-year- old farmer in Kumbungu, in the Kumbungu District, Madam Sanatu Mahama has appealed to the government to as…
USAID supports rice farmers in Botanga
May 18, 2015
USAID supports rice farmers in Botanga
A total of 16 lead rice farmers at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region,…
Over 30,000 youth engaged in youth in cocoa farming – Amissah Arthur
May 18, 2015
Over 30,000 youth engaged in youth in cocoa farming – Amissah Arthur
Ghana Cocoa Board’s Youth in Cocoa Farming programme currently has over 30,000 young men and women engaged in the initiative…
Newmont, GIZ support food production in B/A
May 15, 2015
Newmont, GIZ support food production in B/A
Newmont Ghana’s Ahafo Mine in collaboration with German group, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have commissioned a processing center…
Cross border food programme for West Africa launched in Ghana
May 15, 2015
Cross border food programme for West Africa launched in Ghana
A West African cross border food initiative – the Food Across Borders Programme (ProFAB), has been launched in Accra May…
Africa must harness technology for productivity
May 13, 2015
Africa must harness technology for productivity
Dr Hannah Liousa Bissiw, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in charge of Livestock, on Monday expressed the need…