Poultry farmers in Ghana are calling on government to create an environment that empowers the local farmer to produce enough to meet local demand. Only 5 percent of the about 300,000 metric tons of...
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 New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Ghanaian farmers and fisherfolk and promised to make the country’s agriculture sector more modern and...
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has stated that the NDC government would continue to increase public investment in the Agricultural Sub-sector. Mr. Amissah-Arthur made the statement at the 32nd...
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...
Four years ago, a business consultant from Project Peanut Butter (PPB) walked into my Department of Commerce office in Arlington, Virginia and showed me a 60 Minutes news clip called “Plumpynut:...
This year’s farmers’ day will be celebrated on Friday 4th November, 2016 and a fair, passionate and objective minded columnist like me, would certainly make time and space to celebrate our...
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his appreciation to farmers and fisherfolk across the country for their hard work with a similar...
The agricultural sector has been largely neglected under the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the last eight years, Nana Akufo-Addo has said. “Budgetary allocation to the...
That agro-chemicals pose a threat to humans cannot be disputed. This fact is unfortunately not realised or respected by a majority of our peasant farmers. This fact is aggravated due to the fact that...
The opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) has bemoaned the poor growth rate of the Agriculture sector describing it as sluggish. At a Press conference today to congratulate farmers and Fisherfolk on...
The Accra High Court hearing the case involving, Gregory Afoko, who is alleged to have murdered Mr Adams Mahama, the former New Patriotic Party Chairman of the Upper East Region, on Tuesday ordered...
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...
The New York Times (NYT) recently conducted an investigation into the debate whether genetically modified (GM) crops are safe for consumption or not. In their investigation, they exposed that the...
The Ministry of the Interior has said in spite of the fact that this year’s National Farmer’s day celebration will be marked on Friday, November 4, 2016, the day will not be observed as a public...
The Ministry of the Interior has said in spite of the fact that this year’s National Farmer’s day celebration will be marked on Friday, November 4, 2016, the day will not be observed as a public...
Brian van Buuren, a white former farmer in Burma Valley, eastern Zimbabwe, couldn't hide his anger as he recalled how he lost almost everything during the country's controversial land reforms. After...
The presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has threatened that governance under his watch will see the repeal of the Petroleum and Exploration Law. Addressing party...
Image-Ad Ghana, an advertising and marketing business company, has introduced new mobile and web based system application called “mfarms Agribusiness solution” to aid in the management and...
Stanbic Bank has reiterated its commitment to give farmers easy access to loan facilities to help them adopt better technology, and to buy better quality seeds and fertilizers. Over the years,...
