Why promise of a 'Green revolution' post December 7 election is a hoax Ghana’s forest reserve currently stands at about 1 million hectares I will want to begin with a ‘shout out’ to all our...
Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers feed an estimated one-third of humanity, and are key to mitigating global challenges such as food security and climate change. Recently, smallholder farming...
I will want to begin with a ‘shout out’ to all our hard working farmers for their extraordinary role in helping us keep body, soul, and spirit together all year round. Despite the numerous...
On 5 December, the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) will meet to adopt the draft regulations to the Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New...
Many women are happy about nurturing the greens but only a few are said to find vegetable farming fascinating. That’s a revelation in a research report published in the Agricultural and Food...
A new study has revealed that women involved in vegetable farming are declining, a situation that can affect increased vegetable production in Ghana. The revelation was contained in a research report...
The Feed the Future Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has collaborated with the Ghana...
A ricefield at Nasia in the Northern Region A matching grants scheme, set up by Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) in 2014, provides direct funding to investors who seek to establish new...
The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) is accusing parliament of taking its members for a ride over its decision to defer approval of the controversial Plant Breeders’ Bill...
Esoko, an agricultural technology platform has launched a new product in Ghana to boost agriculture and address the challenge in acquiring inputs and access to credit for local farmers. The product,...
Farmers set to benefit from new partnership between Yara and Pessl Instruments Bologna, Italy, 10 November 2016: Yara International ASA (Yara) and Pessl Instruments are announcing a new partnership...
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is accusing government of not showing enough commitment to developing the country’s agricultural sector. The...
Mr Alhassan Abu, 39, was adjuged the best farmer in the Wa Municipal at this year’s Farmers Day celebration held at Busa. Mr Abu, who was among 17 other award winners, had been in the farming...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to adopt The Netherland’s agricultural model to increase its food security. Marc van der Sterren , Managing Director/CEO Farming Africa, made...
Agriculture, one of the largest and most significant industries in the world, is important not only for a country's balance of trade, but the security and health of its population. Almost every...
Ghana has more arable land than most Western European countries yet we import agricultural products from these countries. That’s according to the General Agriculture Workers Union. Despite the fact...
Robert Crentsil, 42, from Ejumako Enyan Essiem in the Central Region, has been adjudged the 2016 National Best Farmer. He has several plantations comprising cocoa (12 acres), rubber (80 acres),...
The Government of Ghana is committed to ensuring a viable agriculture sector in the country in order to alleviate poverty, Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has said. According to him, the...
President John Mahama has refuted claims by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that agriculture has been declining under his administration. “The impression created in the media is...
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...
