‘One Village, One Dam’ Is Feasible
A doctor in Geography and Resource Development at the University of Ghana, Legon has said, government’s proposed ‘One Village, One Dam’ project is feasible within two years as most of the...
Tag: agriculture
When You Sow, You Wait Before You Reap
Growing up, I spent time on the farm. I always enjoyed watching the maize seeds we sowed germinate, grow up and actually bear maize fruits. It was fascinating to me how one maize seed produces so...
Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security and Agricultural Productivity
Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every aspect of human daily activities which create biodiversity are getting eroded in...
Adopt Climate-Smart Agric To Ensure Food Security
Farmers need to adopt climate-smart agriculture to ensure food security, a lecturer at the Department of Geography & Resource Development of the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr Kwadwo Owusu, has said....
Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security And Agricultural Productivity
Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every aspect of human daily activities which create biodiversity are getting eroded in...
Financial System Hostile To Agribusiness – Dr. Abu Sakara
Ghana needs to create a favourable financial system to support the agricultural sector, the 2012 presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Abu Sakara Foster, has admonished....
Mango Plantation In SADA Zone Destroyed By Bush Fire
Bush fires have destroyed large numbers of mango plantations at Gushei in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region. The cultivation of mango plantation was introduced in the Region about 15...
Mango Plantation In SADA Zone Destroyed By Bush Fire
Bush fires have destroyed large numbers of mango plantations at Gushei in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region. The cultivation of mango plantation was introduced in the Region about 15...
The Coconut and Pure Water Sellers’ Story
A facebook friend, Adu Amani, took to her wall to share this information and I thought it will be expedient to share it with you. She mentioned that she spent some time to have a long chat with...
AgroCenta’s Technology Giving Farmers Greater Value
Agriculture in Ghana over the past few years has seen a general decline owing to a number of factors that require new strategies to promote the sector, that has for decades being the backbone of the...
Agric Workers Laud Gov’t’s ‘planting For Good and Job’ Campaign
The General Agricultural Worker Union (GAWU) has lauded government’s plan to roll out a ‘planting for food and jobs’ programme, in a bid to promote food security in the country. According to...
Opoku Gakpo Writes: Attention NPP
Let me first say that it was refreshing hearing Minister Designate for Food and Agriculture Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie, outline the New Patriotic Party government’s ‘planting for food and jobs’...
Opoku Gakpo Writes: Attention NPP
Joseph Opoku Gakpo It was refreshing hearing Minister Designate for Food and Agriculture Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie, outline the New Patriotic Party government’s ‘planting for food and jobs’...
Agric Workers Laud Gov’t’s ‘planting For Good and Job’ Campaign
The General Agricultural Worker Union (GAWU) has lauded government’s plan to roll out a ‘planting for food and jobs’ programme, in a bid to promote food security in the country. According to...
Lend More To Agric Sector
The General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural Workers Union, Edward Karaweh, has called on the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to urge the private sector, especially the banks, to rethink their...
Akufo-Addo Has No Excuse To Fail Farmers
The General Secretary of the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has said the Akufo-Addo led administration has no excuse to fail in the agricultural sector. Edward Kareweh said given the...
B-Bovid Champions Kofi Annan Sweet Potato Initiative In W/Region [Photos]
One of Ghana’s fastest growing agribusiness firms, B-Bovid, has stated its commitment to promote the breeding of the orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP), to meet the growing market demand in...
Ex-Convict Returns To Prison For Stealing 100 Coconuts
The Half-Assini District Magistrate Court in the Western Region has sentenced Emmanuel Ackah alias ‘Diokpah’ to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing 100 coconut fruits belonging to...
Yam Farmers Exposed To Smart Technologies Amid Climate Threat
Yam farmers in parts of Ghana have been exposed to smart technologies required to build a resilient cropping system in order to increase yields to at least 30 per cent. With climate change thwarting...
NBSSI Proposes Cassava Factory For Ho
The Volta Regional Office of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has proposed the establishment of a cassava processing plant in the Ho Municipality in line with government’s...