agriculture
10,000 Rice Farmers Receive Sponsorship
Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Ltd. (DALEX) has announced that it will, in partnership with Shinkaafa Buni Rice...
Agribusiness Expert Outlines Ways Farmers, Others Can Eliminate Poverty
Countries in West Africa, including Ghana, have not made the best out of agribusiness due to the erroneous impressing...
Africa Agriculture Pioneer Wins 2017 World Food Prize
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost...
The Prize-Winning Tech Helping Ghana’s Farmers To Grow
Agyei Douglas is a farmer who grows vegetables near Kumasi in Ghana's central Ashanti region. He used to struggle to...
Local Farmers Produce Only 5% of Chicken Consumed In Ghana
Local poultry farmers only produce five per cent of chicken consumed in the country with 95 per cent imported, an...
India Mob Kills Muslim Teen In Beef Row, One Arrested
Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion...
Jury Awards $218 Mn To Farmers In Syngenta GMO Corn Lawsuit
A US federal jury on Friday ordered Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta to pay nearly $218 million to 7,000 Kansas...
Is Farming In Ghana Punishment?
It is predictable that if you asked a lower primary kid to draw a hard worker; he or she would draw a farmer. Ask...
US Halts Brazil Beef Imports After Failed Safety Tests
The United States announced Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest...
US Halts Brazil Beef Imports, Citing Food Safety Concerns
The United States announced on Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest...
Grains Dev’t Board, SARI To Help Gov’t Bolster Local Seed Supply
Government will be collaborating with the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and the Grains Development...
Ghana To Host West Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness Conference In July
The CRU Events (Commodities Research Unit) has partnered the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) to...
Climate Imperils Ethiopia’s Coffee Output
Climate change could wipe out more than half of Ethiopia's coffee production unless farmers move to higher ground,...
Volta Region: Test Planting Begins For Bred Rice
The Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is test-planting...
New Rice Variety To Be Cultivated In the North
Mr Salifu Saeed, the Northern Regional Minister has given the assurance that government was ready to support the...
Northern Region To Cultivate Rice For Exportation
Mr Salifu Saeed, the Northern Regional Minister has given the assurance that government was ready to support the...
Experts Seek Ways To Consolidate West Africa’s Food Security
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day...
AU Is Committed To Keeping Food Safe – Commissioner Sacko
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing...
India: Supreme Court Notifies Government On Cattle Trade Restriction
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the central government, seeking its response to the recent ban...