Export earnings from shea butter products last year reached US$64 million, up from US$52 million in 2014, a 23 percent growth over the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Ghana...
Export earnings from shea butter products last year reached US$64 million, up from US$52 million in 2014, a 23 percent growth over the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Ghana...
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to visit Marks Farm, a dairy (specifically fresh milk) producing farm at Lowville - New York State, USA. The farm is run with some of the most advanced...
In recent years, Ghana has spent a minimum of US$1.5 billion of its limited resources to import food annually, while some eight million hectares of arable land continue to waste away in the Northern...
The global market for organic agricultural produce is growing in leaps and bounds, but the country is hardly taking advantage of it, the Ghana Ecological Organic Agriculture Platform (GEOAP), has...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Worawora Rice Limited, Mr Yaw Adu Poku, has underscored the need for the country to adopt a single rice seedlings for local rice production in the country. That,...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Northern Ghana Governance Activity under Feed the Future for the next five years to promote food security in the areas....
Fried yam is a delicacy for many in Ghana. I love it too. It is best taken with hot pepper or boiled beans. You will usually not find too many vendors engaging in the sale of fried yam in the lean...
Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl has called for a change in the banking system to support, develop and sustain the agriculture sector in the country. “If a farmer borrows at the bank to...
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ambassador Ami Mehl, has said Ghana cannot continue to do agriculture on a small scale and expect rapid socio-economic growth. The way forward for Ghana, he said, was...
A scoping study to understand and identify viable options for interventions to improve climate resilient agriculture in the Northern Region has identified conservative agriculture, flood recession...
There is no doubt that changes in the earth's climate always occurs, however as a result of human induced activities over the years, the change is happening at a fast pace. This change is at the...
The climate of the earth has always been changing and no area on the planet has remained unaffected by climate change. Climate change has affected all the economic sectors of Ghana and has hiked...
The Life Story of the Vulnerables to the Impacts of Climate Change in My Region “I am confused and don’t think my child can continue her education to the university. I will not plant next year as...
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. That’s why...
By D. I Laary, GNA Accra, Aug. 31, GNA - Vast majority of land animals raised for human consumption in Ghana are subjected to a number of abuses, forcing many to stray - get infected with fatal...
A Kenyan research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi has won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for his work in providing...
A senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Robert Aidoo has advised government to prioritize agriculture if the state wants the rate of unemployment to...
Boosting agricultural productivity and food security in Africa will require collective efforts by African countries and their partners. Japan already plays a significant role in boosting sustainable...
Oxfam Ghana has appealed to the Government to expand fertiliser subsidy and irrigation programmes to shoot up earnings in the agricultural sector. Earnings in the sector are lower compared to others...
