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
Veterinary Workers strike – Meat consumption goes down
The strike by veterinary para-professionals (all veterinary workers except veterinary doctors) in the country has started have adverse effect of meat sellers as consumption of meat products goes... read more
Police and Military Officers in Agogo are reneging on their duties
Residents of Asante Akyem Agogo are accusing the chiefs and police in the area of taking money from the fulanis and allowing them (the fulanis) to kill, maim and destroy their farms. They are also... read more
Give us police post – queenmother demands
The people of Dadease and Akotosu in the Sekyere Kumawu district of Ashanti are calling on the authorities to provide the communities with Clinics, Police Station and Public place of convenience.... read more
Farmers to discuss ways to grow poultry industry
Selected farmers across the Ashanti Region have gathered in Kumasi for a two-day workshop to discuss ways of growing the poultry industry to enhance its contribution to the economy. Budgeting,... read more
AGRA invests US$16 million in agriculture
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) invested $16 million in the Agricultural Value Chain Facility (AVCF) project in its five year project to enhance agriculture in the country. About... read more
Cocoa Processing Company shuts down
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) Limited has in the interim shut down two of its two cocoa processing plants due to operational challenges. Staff members have since been directed by the management... read more
Spray your cocoa farms, farmers urged
The District Manager of Cocoa Merchant Company, a licensed cocoa buying company in the Central Region, has called on farmers to embrace the mass cocoa spraying exercise introduced by the government.... read more
Poultry farmers angry at gov’t
The Ghana National Poultry Farmers’ Association has expressed their dissatisfaction with measures by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Veterinary Services Directorate to combat bird flu.... read more
FAO supports government to fight Avian Influenza
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture towards controlling and eliminating the Highly Pathogenic Avian... read more