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Could MFarms Agribusiness Solutions Be the Way Forward?
A GNA feature By Priscilla S. Djentuh Accra, Nov. 1, GNA - Every nation depends largely on agriculture for economic development, Ghana not exception. It is estimated that more than 64 per cent people...
New York Times Reveals New Report On GM Crops
The New York Times (NYT) recently conducted an investigation into the debate whether genetically modified (GM) crops are safe for consumption or not. In their investigation, they exposed that the...
Cut Down Old Cocoa Trees—Prez Mahama Tells Farmers
President John Mahama has advised cocoa farmers in the country to cut down their old cocoa trees and go for free seedlings for replanting and assured farmers of continuous government support. “If...
New Solutions Introduced To Boost Agri-Business
Image-Ad Ghana, an advertising and marketing business company, has introduced new mobile and web based system application called “mfarms Agribusiness solution” to aid in the management and...
Entries Open For 2nd International Olam Prize For Innovation In Food Security
Olam has opened entries for the second International Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, setting off another hunt for potentially ground-breaking scientific research into food security that...
Greenhouse Farming Can Improve Ghana’s Tomato Production-CSIR
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research says Ghana has the potential to become Africa’s leader in tomato production, if greenhouse farming is expanded. Director of crop Research at CSIR,...
Armyworms Invade Farms In Akatsi North District
Famine looms in the Akatsi North district of the Volta Region as farmers are battling an armyworm infestation on their farms. About six acres of maize and cassava farms have already been destroyed in...
USAID Empowers Agribusinesses To Collaborate
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ghana Grains Council held the 6th annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Forum in Sunyani on Thursday, October 20. The event brought...
Agric Has Big Role In Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, FAO said today in a new report. Agriculture,...
Private Sector Must Invest In Local Rice Industry
Stakeholders in the rice industry have urged the private sector to heighten their interest in domestic rice production by investing more in the sector. This was said at the 3rd Ghana Rice Festival...
Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If…
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If… Women In Farming Warn
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
GOPDC Introduces New Oil Palm Variety
The Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited (GOPDC) has introduced a variety of oil palm seedlings that can grow and yield fruits for over 50 year instead of the normal life-span of 25 years, the...
Growing Food the Sustainable Smart Way To Beat Climate Change
World Food Day 2016 has the global message: “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” This echoes weather-related disasters hitting vulnerable farmers, fishers and pastoralists in...
Institute Retail Price For Eggs
A former Director General of the Ghana Health Services (GHS), Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has called on poultry farmers to institute a recommended retail price for eggs to make it affordable to...
BoG Woos Banks To Agric Financing With GH¢100m Initiative
The central bank is confident a GH¢100 million guarantee it is providing will court commercial banks into agriculture financing, a venture the banks have kept away from due to its perceived risks....
Credit Constraints Hamper Agricultural Growth
Trouble that hover around credit to smallholder farmers, who constitute about 85% of the agricultural workforce, linger on as a major challenge affecting the growth of the sector in the country, a...
Dangote To Revolutionise Agriculture In Africa With Cheap Fertilizer
The Dangote Group of Companies is set to revolutionise agric production in Africa with a two billion-dollar fertilizer plant that will produce for countries within the sub-region at a significantly...
The Politics Affecting Local Rice Production In Ghana
Ghana has a vast arable and inland valley to boost rice production in the ecological and Savannah belts, yet not enough effort is being made to take advantage and make judicious use of such...