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Inflation To Increase To 13.3% In May 2017

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is expected to announce the consumer price inflation for the month of May 2017 in the...

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Nigerians Boycott Coca-Cola Drinks After Court Rules Them ‘poisonous’

Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who...

Headlines

UN Releases $22 Million To Fight Famine Threat In Somalia

The United Nations has approved an emergency loan of $22 million (20.3 million euros) in a bid to prevent another...

International

Nigeria Certifies Fanta, Sprite Safe For Consumption

The Federal Ministry of Health yesterday put the controversy over the status of Fanta and Sprite to rest. The ministry...

Headlines

UN Urges China To Act As Bird Flu Deaths Spike

The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has...

Headlines

Unhealthy Eating Is Linked To 400,000 US Deaths Per Year

Unhealthy eating habits can be blamed for more than 400,000 US deaths a year due to heart disease and related...

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Fall Armyworm ‘threatens African Farmers’ Livelihoods’

Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading...

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Five Million Cedis Secured To Start Agricultural Census

The Ghana Statistical Service has secured some funding to embark on a nationwide agricultural census to collect data on...

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Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security and Agricultural Productivity

Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every...

Opinion

Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security And Agricultural Productivity

Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every...

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Annual UG New Year School and Conference Opens Today

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour at the opening of the 68th Annual New Year...

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Annual UG New Year School and Conference Opens Today

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour at the opening of the 68th Annual New Year...

Opinion

Opportunities and Challenges

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Washington, DC USA There has been considerable discussion and...

Opinion

Sustainable Agriculture Deserves Center Stage In Marrakech

By José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agriculture,...

Business

Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If…

Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the...

Politics

Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If… Women In Farming Warn

Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the...

Politics

Growing Food the Sustainable Smart Way To Beat Climate Change

World Food Day 2016 has the global message: “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” This echoes...

Business

Economy Losing Out On US$400 Billion Dairy Market

Even though the global market for dairy products is growing steadily and is expected to generate revenues worth over...

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President Mahama Arrives In New York For UN Assembly

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama arrived in New York this morning (September 18, 2016) for the 71st United Nations...