Review farmers’ day award prize packages
The 2014 national best farmer, Mr. George Amankwa, has called on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), to review its prizing package in honoring dedicated and hardworking farmers in the... read more
Farmers smuggling cocoa due to delays in new cocoa price
Cocoa formers in the Sefwi Akontomra are angry with government over the delay in announcing the new price of cocoa beans for the 2015/ 2016 crop season. According to them, the delay has given the... read more
Organic and resource conserving methods of farming; the future of smallholder farming
In an era of unpredictable crop seasons as a result of climate change, increasing cost of chemical fertilizer, pesticides, and other farm inputs, some farmers are questioning whether conventional... read more
Government halts agric working fund for 2 years
Lack of assiduity by government and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) poses a threat to Ghana’s effort to combat food scarcity, a close source at MOFA has revealed. It is clear that... read more
Lack of portable water forces residents of Central Gonja to turn toilet pits into wells
The lack of portable water for residents in and around Domeabra also known as Mpaha Junction, in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region has forced them to turn their pits meant for toilets... read more
CSRI-CRI to develop stakeholder capacity in sweetpotato production
The Director of the Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Stella Ennin, has announced plans of her outfit... read more
Farmers urged to back interventions to achieve food security
The Global Agriculture Development Director of DuPont Pioneer, Lystra Antoine, has asked food producers and other stakeholders in the agricultural value chain to support effort to combat the threat... read more
Ghana’s frozen chicken import hits US$ 300 million annually
Ghana imports about US$300 million worth of frozen chicken annually,the National Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana (NPFAG), has disclosed, and describes the situation as deeply worrying. The... read more
Adopt backyard gardening to fight food scarcity
The Ashanti regional director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr. Fordjour Menka, has urged Ghanaians to consider to backyard farming to avert food insecurity in the country.... read more
Remove fertilizer subsidy – CEO of ECHO tells gov’t
The president and CEO of ECHO Community International, Mr. David Erickson, has called for the need to scrap of fertilizer subsidies from all agricultural based programs in Ghana since it is costly... read more