Mexico Police ‘handed Italians To Gang’
Mexican authorities have launched criminal proceedings against four police officers over the disappearance of three Italian men. The missing men – all from Naples – were last seen on 31 January...
Tag: Agricultural machinery
Tono Rice Farmers Fear Loss of 400,000 Tonnes of Produce
Rice farmers at the Tono Irrigation site at Navrongo in the Upper East Region says, over four thousand metric tonnes of rice cultivated this year could go waste, if the government does not provide...
Vice President To Visit China
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will pay an official visit to China from Tuesday, June 20 to Sunday, June 25 at the invitation of Li Yuanchao, the Vice President of the People’s Republic of...
Ghana Signs Agric Industrialization Deal With India
Thirteen African countries including Ghana have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers and scientific...
John Deere Drops Merger Plan With Monsanto Unit
US farm equipment giant John Deere has dropped plans to acquire a unit of Monsanto amid concerns the merger would be challenged by regulators. Deere & Company had announced in November 2015 its plan...
Fertilizer Importers Advised To Partner With Researchers
Fertilizer importers have been advised to partner with researchers to come out with quality to enable farmers get the required amount of soil nutrient to boost crop growth. “Lack of access to...
Zoomlion Accuses Invincible Forces of Taking Over Waste Site
Waste Management Group, Zoomlion has accused pro-NPP security group Inincible Forces of forcefully taking over a mini waste transfer station belonging to the company. This the company insists has...
Human Misery Monetized…Capitalizing And Profiteering From The Occupation
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the...
Human Misery Monetized
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the...
Who Are These Revolting Soldiers In the Ivory Coast?
The Ivory Coast tranquillity has been shaken by a revolt of a group of soldiers in the Ivoirian Army shooting up Bouake, Korhogo, Daloa and marching to Abidjan. They are demanding the pay they claim...
Uganda Police Arrest King Over Deadly Clashes
Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between officers and militia which have left at least 55 people dead. Charles Wesley Mumbere is accused of inciting violence...
Aveyime Rice Factory Deserted
The promise of jobs and change in lives that came with the establishment of the Aveyime Rice Factory has been shattered. Government owns 60 percent shares in Prairie Volta Limited (PVL) as the...
Making Farming A Wealth-Creating Business
A centre pivot irrigation system at VegPro Ghana Ltd in the Tongu District of the Volta Region. Climate change, slow adoption rate of improved technologies, lack of access to credit, and...
Mahama Promises 10 Tractors Per District
Each of the 216 district capitals in the country will get a Farmer Service Centre equipped with 10 tractors as part of measures by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mechanise...
Oil Must Not Drown Agric Sector
Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Certified Economists of Ghana (ICEG), Daniel Amateye Anim-Prempeh, has joined the call for government to pay attention to the agriculture sector, saying...
Alhaji Ibrahim Abdul Rauf Tanko Is The Only Option For Yagaba-Kubori Constituency
As I indicated in my previous article titled "FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAMPRUGU MOADURI-ALHAJI ABDUL RAUF TANKO IS THE MAN TO VOTE FOR" where I stated that Mamprugu Moaduri was virtually abandoned by...
‘All Districts’ Agric Mechanization Ambitious – GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has cast doubts over the NDC’s manifesto promise to provide every district with a farming mechanization center when elected into power. Not only do...
Sorghum Farmers Get Equipment For Healthy Grains
Concern Universal Ghana, a United Kingdom International Development Charity, has donated some post-harvest farm equipment to 30 famers’ groups and off-takers in the Upper West and Upper East...