Fire destroys over 20,000 hectares of food crop farms
More than 20,000 hectares of cash and food crop farms in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality had been completely ravaged by wildfire, raising fears of imminent famine in the area. The uncontrolled... read more
“Government is investing hugely in Agriculture”- President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government is investing huge sums of money on Agriculture to ensure self-sufficiency and export to other neighbouring countries. The investment, he... read more
Chief farmer calls for support of shea nut industry
Alhaji Imoro Issifu Alhassan, Northern Regional Chief Farmer of the Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea nut farmers Association has called on government to address the challenges in the shea nut industry.... read more
Agricultural outlook for 2016 looks bleak – Expert warns
The beginning of 2016 has already seen some experts predicting that the agricultural outlook for the year will be bad and perhaps affect food production. It has also been revealed that the rainfall... read more
GNATTA dares to import more tomatoes into the country if …
The Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association (GNATTA) has served notice to import more tomatoes from Burkina Faso if government fails to fulfill its promise of constructing more... read more
Poultry farmers trained on best practices
The Council for Technical Vocational Education and Training in collaboration with the Skills Development Fund, has organised a four day programme for members of the National Poultry Farmers... read more
GMOs Set to Crush Export Markets for Farmers across Ghana
The public GMO debate has mainly focused on health and the environment, but hardly ever on the socio-economic impacts of GMOs. The socio-economic ramifications of the imposition of GMOs alone ought... read more
Food Security threatened as drought looms
The Ghana Meteorological Service is warning of droughts that could lead to severe food shortages this year if appropriate steps are not adopted to tackle the threat. “We are expecting a reduction... read more
Peasant Farmers Accuse Gov’t
Peasant farmers have called on government to stop paying lip service to agriculture mechanization in the country, as it has gravely affected the performance of the sector in recent times. In a report... read more
GAWU dismisses adverse impact of new tax law on agric sector
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has downplayed fears that the introduction of taxes on certain subsectors of the agric sector will have serious consequences on agriculture. Per the new... read more