Japan Motors Supports Farmers’ Day
Mr. Abdul-Somad Alhassan Musah (2nd left) joined by Mrs. Hilda Peasah (left) to present the items to Ms. Sherry Ayitey Japan Motors Trading Company Limited (JMTC) has handed over a Yamaha outboard... read more
Ghana Spends $168m On Chicken Importation Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/653446/1/ghana-spends-168m-on-chicken-importation.html
President of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers, Victor Oppong-Adjei has indicated that Ghana spent about $168 million in 2013 on the importation of chicken into the country. He... read more
LBCs call for probe into ‘seed-fund guarantee’ policy
Licensed cocoa buying firms (LBCs) are optimistic that the finance ministry will set up a committee to review the ‘seed-fund guarantee’ policy introduced by Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The... read more
New sorghum variety introduced to farmers
Dorado, a new sorghum variety with a shorter maturity period, has been introduced to farmers in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. With a maturity period of between 90 and 110 days, the... read more
Our palm oil business collapsing, producers cry out
The warning by the Food and Drugs Authority over the detection of some cancerous substances in palm oil is leading to the gradual collapse of the palm oil business in the Ashanti Region. At Piase, a... read more
WFP educates farmers on aflatoxins
The World Food Programme (WFP) has trained a total of 576 farmers from six districts in the Northern Region on the prevention of aflatoxins and conservation of agriculture to improve on their farming... read more
Tonnes of yam go rotten before export
Out of a possible 100,000 tonnes of yam available to exporters per annum only about 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes get exported, as factors like excessive use of chemicals by farmers, poor handling, and... read more
NSS farm equipment rots in the bush after failure to sustain farming module
Farming equipment bought to support the farming module introduced by the National Service Scheme, has been left to rot in the bush few years after they were acquired. The National Service Secretariat... read more
Ban GM foods – Free the Mind Movement appeals to government
A nongovernmental organization, Free the Mind Movement, has waded into the campaign against the introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) foods into the country. According to the Group, the... read more
MPs urged to consider commercial farming
To boost food sufficiency in the country, members of parliament have to be surcharged to go into commercial farming, a former Member of Parliament has said.. Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Pangabu, the... read more