Yara Ghana, USAID organize training for field staff
Yara Ghana, a leading supplier of fertilizer, in collaboration with the USAID, has facilitated a training on soil and fertilizer amendments in Tamale, for technical staff working on different... read more
Climate change-related disasters surge pose growing threat to food security
Surge in climate change-related disasters pose growing threat to food security, the FAO warned in a new report released ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) in Paris.... read more
Agro Chemical Importers raise red flag over huge stock of expired chemicals in Ghana
Regulatory agencies in the country are being challenged to do more to enforce the Pesticide Control Law to help rid the country of fake and expired agro chemicals. The Pesticide Control and... read more
Support us with oil revenue – Fishermen demand
Fishermen are asking government to support them directly with some of the revenue accrued from oil production. This, they say, will help make up for losses they are suffering because of oil... read more
Corporate Ghana urged to adopt farmers’ day award celebration
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Mr. Kwaku Fordjour Minkah, has called on Corporate Ghana to adopt farmers’ day celebration and make it more... read more
Build processing factories for farmers instead of awards
Farmer organizations in the country are calling for total overhaul of the farmers’ day award prizes by using the occasion to establish more processing factories for farmers instead of the awards.... read more
‘Fake’ palm oil: Retailers tighten noose on suppliers – FDA
Following the Food and Drugs Authority’s revelation that some palm oil found in various markets in Accra had been contaminated with Sudan IV, an industrial dye used in the coloration of plastics... read more
2015 Paris Climate Change Conference from November 30 to December 11
From November 30 to December 11 2015, France will be hosting the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change (COP21) also known as the “2015 Paris... read more
Poultry farmers lament gov’t’s empty promises
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) says the poultry industry is currently at a crossroad following government’s ‘failure’ to fulfil a series of promises: such as... read more
Bawku Municipal gets best harvest in five years
The Bawku Municipal Director of Agriculture, Mr Charles Akotigah at the weekend said the area, has had the best food production in the past five years due to good rainfall of 1,286 millimeters that... read more