Hundreds of irrigation farmers in the Bawku West District of the Upper East region say thay have lost millions of cedis to poor harvest occasioned by no availability of water to feed their crops....
Government’s attempts to modernise agriculture in the country could have “disastrous consequences” for the sector and consumers, the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has warned. It...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Accra has warned against the over reliance on pesticides in the treatment of the fall armyworm infestation currently devastating large portions of...
Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, has questioned the viability of government’s biggest agricultural policy dubbed ‘Planting for Food and Jobs.’ IMANI decried that the policy failed to address...
Countries in West Africa, including Ghana, have not made the best out of agribusiness due to the erroneous impressing that the supply chain starts with the farmer instead of the consumer, an...
The CRU Events (Commodities Research Unit) has partnered the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) to host the West Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness conference on 10-12 July at the...
Galaxy International School, one of Ghana’s prestigious schools, emerged one of the biggest winners at Genius Science Olympiad held at Oswego USA. The school was well represented by Alex...
The Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) in the Northern Region has engaged some farmers in the Tolon District on impending dangers with regard to the fall armyworm infestation in...
The infestation of fall armyworms on maize farms in the Ashanti Region continues to worsen despite efforts by the government to manage the spread of the pests. About 62,627 hectares of maize farms...
Bankers are increasingly becoming amenable to agriculture financing, which they have long avoided for its unduly risky nature, on the back of recent attempts by government to inject confidence into...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated the use of improved seeds by maize farmers in Ghana poses a serious threat to food security in the country. Speaking at...
Only 90 farmers out of the 1,000 registered farmers enrolled on the Planting for Food and Jobs Mr Francis Ennor, the Sunyani Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, says delays in...
The Volta Region is set to become the hub of fresh organic vegetable production in the country as efforts are underway to coordinate the efforts of farmers to produce on a large scale to meet the...
The Centre for Agricultural Policy and Analysis (CAPMA), believes farmers are being scared away from enrolling on the Planting for Food and Jobs programme due to the commitment fees they have to pay...
The Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Dr. Nurah Gyiele, has said his outfit is struggling to register the targeted 200,000 smallholder farmers under the Planting for...
The quickest way out of Africa’s economic woes is through agriculture, Dr Rufaro Madakadze, Programme Officer for Training and Education at AGRA, has said. According to her, although majority of...
The Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Dr. Nurah Gyiele, has said his outfit is struggling to register the targeted 200,000 smallholder farmers under the Planting...
Government is not likely to provide any compensation for losses incurred by farmers as a result of army worm infestation. According to the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, William Quaitoo,...
The Crop Research Institute under the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has introduced three new improved varieties of cassava seeds this year for farmers to support planting for...
Some Agric officers are conniving with fertilizer agents under the government’s fertilizer subsidy programme to smuggle large quantities of the chemicals outside the country, Deputy Upper West...
