Gov’t trains 320 farmers in guinea fowl rearing
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Madam Hannah Bisiw has said government has trained 320 farmers in guinea fowl rearing in the three northern regions in order to better their lives as well as meet the... read more
Eagle Lager builds irrigation system for famers in Yikene
Eagle Lager, a brand from Accra Brewery Limited, has handed over a new furrow irrigation system and a solar powered mechanised borehole to farmers in Yikene, a community in the Upper East Region. The... read more
Tema will support national agric transformation
Mr Isaac Ashai Odamteen, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), says the Metropolis is well prepared to contribute meaningfully to the transformation of agriculture along the value chain in the... read more
Presidential Special Support for Shea facing challenges
The Presidential Special Support for Shea nut, an initiative aimed at guaranteeing the export earnings from the Shea commodity, may not be achieved as intended by the government. Whiles two... read more
Ghana has capacity to increase food production – Agric expert
Ghana has the potential to increase the amount of food the country produces by up to five folds through the introduction of irrigation facilities on farms. That’s according to Israeli Agric expert... read more
Harmattan threatens Ghana’s cocoa
The Harmattan could dry up cocoa seedlings, a situation that portends poor production for the world’s two largest cocoa producers, Ivory Coast and Ghana. “The winds could dry up the young... read more
GDP: Agric drops 12.8%
The contribution of agriculture, the backbone of Ghana’s economy, to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has dropped by an alarming 12.8% in just seven years. It dropped from 31.8% in 2009... read more
Afrangua Basic School in dire need of maintenance
The Headmaster of Afrangua D/A Basic School in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region, Mr. Ekow Egyir Simpson, has appealed to Government and philanthropists to help the school to... read more
Fish production jumps by 20%
Aquaculture production of the country has increased from 38,547metric tonnes in 2014 to 46,250 metric tonnes in 2015, an increase of 20 percent. The sector produced 126,450,000 fingerlings out of a... read more
Cereal production suffers setback
The production of major cereal crops like maize and rice in the Brong Ahafo region- the food basket of the country has suffered a massive setback as a result of effects of climate change, accounting... read more