Seed industry forms new association
Stakeholders in the seed industry in Ghana, have passed a resolution for the establishment of a National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG). This Association, which would be made up of seed... read more
Rice farmers receives boost with CARI project
The demand for rice in the country has followed an upward trend for over a decade, but local supply has been trailing far behind — often based on concerns about the quality of locally produced... read more
USDA to invest $56m in local poultry industry
Ms Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary-USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to invest more than $56million in the Ghanaian poultry industry to help revive the struggling sector. The... read more
Ghana, Germany sign financial agreement to support agric sector
Ghana and Germany have signed a thirty four million Euro financial cooperation framework agreement to support the agricultural and financial sectors of the economy as well as the country’s... read more
adb deepens ties with MoFA
The Agricultural Development Bank Limited (ADB) has vowed to champion the agriculture crusade and is encouraging more youth to venture into agriculture, which officials of the bank reckons will boost... read more
Tema Port to get terminal for agric products
A terminal is to be constructed at the Tema Harbour to facilitate the import and export of agricultural products. The project, to be funded by Super Maritime, a private local company, will be... read more
Halt expansive cocoa under no shade system – Cocoa experts
Experts have warned that Ghana’s cocoa production would decline if the expansive cocoa under no shade system, which destroys the ecosystem, is not halted. They said the practice, which seeks to... read more
U.S, Ghana announce agreements to increase agricultural productivity
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Ghanaian Minister of Food and Agriculture Fifi Kwetey announced two Food for Progress agreements today to support agricultural development and trade... read more
IMF conditions crippling Ghana’s agric sector – Economist
An Economist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Mrs. Grace Ofori-Abebrese has attributed failure of the agric sector to tough international Monetary Fund (IMF)... read more
IFDC heads visit rice fields at Botanga
Dr Scott Angele, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and president of the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) over the weekend toured the Botanga Irrigation project to inspect farming... read more