Bird flu: Poultry farmers get GHC1m compensation
Twenty-five poultry farmers have been paid GHC1 million as compensation for the birds they lost during the bird flu outbreak in July 2015. The Minister of Food and Agriculture Mr. Fifi Kwettey, who... read more
Project to address climate change challenges launched
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday launched a climate change project aimed at addressing the climate change menace... read more
Rice farmers in dire need of destoner
Rice farmers at Ohiamadwen and surrounding villages within the Shama District of the Western Region, are in dire need of destoner and other agricultural inputs to enable them produce quality rice.... read more
Rice farmers call for ppp to boost production
The Association of Rain-fed lowland rice farmers under the Ministry of food and Agriculture (MOFA), has called for increased capital injection through public-private partnership (PPP) to scale up the... read more
Ghana’s Food Security effort has failed
Government efforts to ensure food security in Ghana has failed to yield results as the country continue to import some staple foods from neighbouring nations. A 2003 research on food security trends... read more
Treat adulterated palm oil case well to avoid collapsing genuine businesses
The Ashanti Regional chairman of Ghana Association of Farmers and Fisher Folks, Rev Kojo Nkrumah, has expressed worry about the current happenings in the market centers concerning the adulteration of... read more
FDA Calls For Suspension Of Consumption Of Palm Oil In Senior High Schools
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked all Senior High Schools to suspend the consumption of Palm oil until the Authority comes out with its findings. This came up after the FDA collected... read more
Company receives massive capital injection to boost feed production
Agricare Limited, a commercial feed mill, has received massive injection of capital to boost the production of quality poultry feeds and concentrate, as the government takes steps to revamp the... read more
Government to compensate poultry farmers affected by Bird Flu
Government will today [Wednesday] begin compensating some farmers whose poultry farms were destroyed by the Ministry of Agriculture during the outbreak of the bird flu. A ceremony to mark this first... read more
Bolgatanga to host 2015 National Farmers Day
This year’s National Farmers Day celebration will take place at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region on December 4, on the theme, “Transform Ghana : Invest in Agriculture”. Mr Daniel Syme, Upper... read more