Give priority to food crops in Ashanti Region
Minister-designate for Ashanti Region, John Alexander Ackon, has said the days where timber production was booming in the Ashanti Region are over because there are no more trees to cut for people to... read more
Gov’t moves to incorporate organic fertiliser in agriculture
A stakeholders’ consultative meeting has been held for compost and organic fertiliser producers in Accra, as part of the government’s moves to incorporate organic fertiliser in the fertiliser... read more
Severe harmattan cuts cocoa output
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has revealed that the 2015/16 cocoa season may yet face another decrease in production due to the prolonged harmattan season which kills cocoa flowers... read more
COCOBOD eyes 1.6m tonnes of cocoa by 2026
Ghana expects its annual cocoa output to rise to 1.6 million tonnes by 2026. This will be made possible through the yearly distribution of 60 million hybrid seedlings. It will add a total of 750,000... read more
Adopt climate resilient sustainable agriculture – Expert
Mr Delali Nutsukpo, a climate change expert, has called for a Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture (CRSA) as an alternative approach to addressing climate change within smallholder agriculture... read more
MOFA hands over award to winner
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) on Friday handed over the keys and the pickup, which is the award of the third national best farmer of the 2015 Farmers’ Day Awards to Mrs Charity... read more
COCOBOD increases seedlings to cocoa farmers
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has increased its free distribution of cocoa seedlings to farmers from 50 million to 60 million across the country. The move was to ensure that every farmer get access... read more
Poultry farmers in Dormaa Ahenkro attend seminar
The Dormaa Poultry Farmers Association in collaboration with Shyams (Ghana) Limited and Koudijs Animal Nutrition B. V. has held a day’s seminar for some poultry farmers in Dormaa – Ahenkro. The... read more
UER Tomato farmers cry for ready market for product
Tomato farmers in the Upper East Region have appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, MOFA, to create a ready market for tomatoes produced in the Region. They argue that their produce... read more
Supporting women in agric; Key to food security
Women contribute largely to agriculture by providing labour for planting, weeding, harvesting and processing resulting in 70 per cent of food crop production in the country. According to the United... read more