Drought destroys 211 hectares of cocoa trees in the Atwima Mponua District
Drought, heat and the current temperature level have destroyed 211 hectares of cocoa trees in the Atwima Mponua District. The erratic rainfall and heat has affected cocoa production in some cocoa... read more
Minister urges youth to make Agriculture life-time vocation
Dr Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, has urged the youth to see Agriculture as a life-long occupation, just as lawyers take up their professions for life. He explained... read more
2 million cocoa seedlings for Ashanti farmers
The Cocoa Health Extension Division (CHED) of Cocobod is to begin free distribution of 10.2 million high-yielding and disease-resistant cocoa seedlings to farmers across the Ashanti Region.... read more
MoFA invests in food, cash crop production
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to invest in the development of selected cash and food crops, as well as horticultural products, for processing and export to ensure food... read more
Cocobod confident of achieving 850,000m/t target
DR. OPUNI FRIMPONG Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) says it is confident that it will achieve its targeted output for 2015-2016 crop-year harvest target of 850,000 metric tonnes, tthough the... read more
Investors urged to take advantage of cassava
Ghana produces about 16 million metric tonnes of cassava, of which 11 million tonnes is available for consumption. Out of the figure only four million tonnes is being consumed leaving more than seven... read more
New climate innovation centre for Ghana launched
The first multimillion Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC), a technology hub, to develop solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change has been inaugurated in Accra. GCIC is to help more than 100... read more
Ghana is food secured – Agric Minister
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, has allayed fears that Ghana faces eminent famine contrary to expertise views that the country may possibly face food insecurity... read more
EU-FAO to step up efforts at combating illegal timber trade
The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have agreed to step up their joint efforts to support tropical timber producing countries in curbing illegal... read more
New funding scheme for farmers in the offing
Farmers will soon be able to access funds from a special scheme that will address the long-standing challenge of accessing loans for their work. Under a proposed plan by the Ministry of Food and... read more