Implementation of a project to help farmers reduce post harvest losses and improve sustainable nutrition for all has started at Dorimon in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. It is being...
South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades a year after drought devastated output of the country’s staple food. Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes...
The devastation caused by fall armyworms has affected 18,219.07 hectares of maize farms as at Friday May 26, 2017. So far, nine regions have been affected with farmers losing hundreds of thousands of...
Government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has come under scrutiny by industry players a day after it was launched in the Brong Ahafo Region. President Nana Akufo-Addo during the launch of...
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of Ghana has lauded the ‘Planting for Food and Job’ project by the ruling government. GAWU says such an initiative is “seeking to increase food...
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and wheat has enabled the country to save $5 million daily. Chief Ogbe, who spoke in...
The government intends to offload its 60 percent shares in the struggling Aveyime rice project at Battor in the Volta Region. Consequently, it has initiated moves to look for investors to take over...
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the...
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said, Reuters news agency...
The government will, by April this year, launch an audacious campaign to turn farmlands and backyards into a huge food basket that is expected to cut down the country’s food import bill...
The Northern Development Society (NORDESO), has begun a five-year advocacy project dubbed: “Voice for Change (V4C)” in the Yendi Municipality and Mion District in the Northern Region. The...
The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 3 cents, or 0.88 percent, to 3.3725 dollars per bushel. December wheat delivery dropped 9 cents, or 2.23 percent, to 3.94 dollars per bushel....
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...
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...
