The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) holds AGM, urges EU to invest in Regulation on Deforestation
Accra Ghana, June 5, 2024 (AGM) – The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP), an independent platform established by civil society actors in cocoa to influence Ghana’s cocoa sector through... read more
CSIR-Crops Research Institute Calls for Enhanced Policy Clarity and Investment in Agroecology and Climate Action
The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) has called for urgent action to improve policy clarity on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in... read more
FDA introduces guidelines for labelling Genetically Modified food and feed
Stakeholders in the Agriculture value chain have commended the Food and Drugs Authority for developing guidelines for the industry on how they are to label food, feed and ingredients that are... read more
Adopt Genetic Biocontrol technology to protect our food from pests – Media Relations Expert urges African leaders
African leaders have been urged to adopt the Genetic Biocontrol technology to help protect food products from pests. The Media Relations Expert and a Science Communicator with the African Genetic... read more
Adopt New Innovative Solutions to win fight against Forest Protection and Reforestation – RESCONI urges cocoa communities
Cocoa farmers in the Atwima Mponua District have been urged to adopt to climate smart farming practices to boost cocoa production in the district. Mr. Kwame Kyere Pumpuni, a Community Liaison Officer... read more
Farmer groups and their communities urged to adopt Integrated Management Systems
Group photo of Cocoa farmers, officials of Conservation Alliance International and Conservation Cocoa Association in one of their cocoa farms. Conservation Alliance International has partnered with... read more
Tertiary Level Agriculture Students Receive Laptops and Connectivity through AgriConnect
February 28, 2024. Accra Ghana. Starting February 5, the AgriConnect team began delivering laptops to students at the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast (UCC) and at KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah... read more
CIRAWA project strengthens collaborative bonds and knowledge sharing as consortium meeting arrives in Cape Verde
CIRAWA will host its 2nd Consortium Meeting from 28 February to 2 March 2024, in Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The gathering in Porto Novo will bring together 14 partners from nine countries, all united... read more
European Union must relook at its policies on cash crop imports from the developing world
Last year, the European Union (EU) approved a new law that punishes commodity trading companies that import cocoa, coffee, rubber, timber, and other such commodities linked to deforestation and... read more
Rainforest Alliance, partners help tackle poverty among vulnerable cocoa communities
Rainforest Alliance, an international non governmental organization, and it partners International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and Solidaridad Ghana, with funding from NORAD, have supported beneficiaries... read more