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Extreme Weather Increasing Level of Toxins in Food, Scientists Warn
June 27, 2016
Extreme Weather Increasing Level of Toxins in Food, Scientists Warn
As food plants suffer more stress, they are producing more health-damaging chemicals, researchers find. As they struggle to deal with…
Military deployed to Afram plains after residents, Fulanis clash
June 23, 2016
Military deployed to Afram plains after residents, Fulanis clash
There is uneasy calm in the Afram Plain South district of the Eastern region following violent clashes between residents and…
Africa has unrivalled agricultural potential -Kofi Annan
June 23, 2016
Africa has unrivalled agricultural potential -Kofi Annan
Mr Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General, says Africa has unrivalled agricultural potential, which could transform the continent into a surplus…
Electricity bills to go down from July 1 – Mahama
June 21, 2016
Electricity bills to go down from July 1 – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has given indication that effective July 1, Ghanaians would start experiencing some reliefs in electricity bills.…
Agricultural Scientists adopt six-point call to action to feed Africa
June 21, 2016
Agricultural Scientists adopt six-point call to action to feed Africa
The 7th African Agriculture Science Week (AASW) and General Assembly (GA) of the Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA) has…
Asor Meets Peru Ambassador
June 20, 2016
Asor Meets Peru Ambassador
Story by: Asante Asomaning Enock A former National Democratic Congress, NDC Parliamentary aspirant for Abetifi Constituency in the Eastern region,…
Redefining Africa’s economic landscape
June 20, 2016
Redefining Africa’s economic landscape
One-third of humanity relies on food grown by 500 million smallholder farmers with less than two hectares of land. As…
Improved agricultural efficiency “key to Africa’s growth”
June 20, 2016
Improved agricultural efficiency “key to Africa’s growth”
Science and technology are critical to transforming agricultural efficiency in Africa, according to the head of the African Development Bank.…
Sexual violence on the rise in Ghana
June 20, 2016
Sexual violence on the rise in Ghana
Almost 1,300 girls in Ghana were defiled in 2014 while the recorded cases of rape increased from 290 in 2012…
Africa Must Deploy Adequate Technologies to Transform Agriculture From Subsistence – Premier Murekezi
June 16, 2016
Africa Must Deploy Adequate Technologies to Transform Agriculture From Subsistence – Premier Murekezi
Agriculture development stakeholders from across the continent and beyond are convened in Kigali for the 7th Africa Agriculture Science week…