Government has allocated over GH¢200 million for fertiliser subsidies for the 2017 farming season. This is the biggest subsidy allocation since the programme was instituted in 2008. Until this year,...
The Fruit Processors and Marketers Association of Ghana has requested for a US$10 million bailout from the government to be able it to boost pineapple farming in the country. The funds are needed to...
The Building and Road Research (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSRI) has called on the government to use its well-researched Pozzomix Cement in all government projects...
Government has reduced the prices of fertilizer by fifty percent. This according to government is to motivate farmers to increase crop yields and also pave way for more exports. The Ministry of Food...
Government has reduced the prices of fertilizer by fifty percent. This according to government is to motivate farmers to increase crop yields and also pave way for more exports. The Ministry of Food...
Massive agricultural production and rural industrialisation will go a long to curb rural-urban migration in Ghana, according to Deputy Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi....
Would you support Paa Kwasi of the defunct Highlife group Dobble to take up farming as a full time job instead of music? Well, he has a better idea; as the sensational Highlife singer rather wants to...
Monsanto reported higher second-quarter profit Wednesday behind increased sales in seeds and in its herbicide and crop-protection business. Net income for the agricultural giant for the quarter...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for a strong focus aimed at encouraging youth to consider opting for agriculture sector. In addition, he advocated for better seeds, fertiliser and...
Some 100 unemployed graduates with expertise in agriculture have been employed by the Department of Agriculture in the Volta Region as extension officers to help in the implementation of...
Ghanaians consumed more than two million locally-produced chickens last year, a new USAID survey of the sector has revealed. This suggests a vibrant market for live birds, amid concerns over the...
The Department of Agriculture in the Volta Region has engaged more than 100 unemployed graduates from agricultural institutions as Extension Agents for government’s “Planting for food and...
Naa Widaana-Nanga II, Paramount Chief of Takpo Traditional Area, has said the provision of farm machinery and extension officers are vital to the development of a community. The Paramount Chief said...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the US government’s Feed the Future Initiative and the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), held the seventh...
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has called on newly recruited Extension Agents for the "Planting For Food and Jobs" campaign to tackle their duties with all the seriousness it...
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from seven years to life imprisonment as Hindu hardliners push for tougher protections...
Twenty-five AgriTech Business Teams competing in the Kosmos Innovation Center 2017 AgriTech Challenge have embarked on a series of market research tours across six regions to validate business plans...
Kosmos Energy, Ghana, has reiterated its commitment to partner the country in its development goals, especially towards whipping up the interest of young people in agriculture. Through its flagship...
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from seven years to life imprisonment as Hindu hardliners push for tougher protections...
This is the last of a three-week blog series on digital financial services for agriculture. This series showcases mSTAR and the Digital Development for Feed the Future team’s recently released...
