Agricultural organisations deliberate on Livestock and Animal Production Bill
Dr Hannah Bissiw, the Deputy Minister for Agriculture (MOFA) responsible for Livestock, says government is committed to seeing Ghana’s agriculture grow for Ghanaians to eat what is produced... read more
Ban the importation of Day-Old Chicks from all countries – Poultry farmers
Poultry farmer in the country are calling for a total ban on the importation of Day-Old Chicks into the country. The ban, the farmers say, will boost the hatchery business in Ghana. Their call... read more
Food and Agricultural Ministry bans importation of day old chicks
As part of efforts to strengthen surveillance to check the possible cross-border transmission of avian influenza from neighbouring countries into Ghana, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA),... read more
Mitigate climate change effects – Stakeholders to govt
Stakeholders at a forum at Bolgatanga on the 2016 Budget for the agricultural sector, have urged the government to construct more dugouts in the three regions of the north to help mitigate the... read more
Major boost for smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers and other operators along the country’s agriculture value chain are set to rake in more returns on their investments following the assurance by members of the Ghana Securities... read more
Gov’t to revamp irrigation schemes
Government is making moves to have irrigation systems in the country rehabilitated to supplement rain-fed seasons. This is to stimulate continuous farming and increase crop production throughout the... read more
Gov’t subsidises 1,000 motors for Shama fishermen
President John Dramani Mahama has assured residents of Shama in the Western Region that government will subsidise outboard motors for fisherfolk in the area. He made this known when he inaugurated an... read more
Cocobod aids rehabilitation of destroyed cocoa farms
Cocobod has announced plans to provide technical and financial assistance towards rehabilitation of large swathe of cocoa farms in the Atwima-Mponua District ravaged by bush fires and pests. Mrs... read more
USAID donates vehicles, equipment to agricultural research institute
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday presented three Toyota Hilux pickup vehicles and 41 desktop computers to the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI)... read more
Price of maize goes up, tomatoes drop
Ghanaians should expect to pay more for maize and products made from the commodity since its price in the market has gone up. They price of maize went up by 5% in the last week of March and is now... read more