No Need To Compensate For Armyworm Losses
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,...
Tag: Food and drink
Turkish Cuisine Seeks Place At the Table
In a bid to banish stereotypes of late-night greasy fast food, Turkish chefs are trying to burnish their image by showcasing the culinary riches the country has to offer. A new breed of cooks has...
Turkish Cuisine Seeks Place At the Table
In a bid to banish stereotypes of late-night greasy fast food, Turkish chefs are trying to burnish their image by showcasing the culinary riches the country has to offer. A new breed of cooks has...
USAId’S Ghana Mission Head Visits Agric & Natural Resources Mgt. Site
The Ghana Mission Director of USAID, Andrew Karas, is impressed with rural women in Northern Ghana for their adoption of the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project...
Reduce Intake of Junk Foods
Prepackaged food may come in handy and very helpful but a health expert, Mavis Manns of the Chiropractic and Wellness Centre (CWC), has warned of its dire health complications with the regular...
Humans Pose Ever-Bigger Extinction Risk To Animals, Experts Warn
An ever-expanding human population and exploding demand for food, water and living space, will place animals at 'unprecedented' extinction risk in the next 50 years, experts warned Wednesday. Facing...
The Explosion of American Beer In Numbers
Beer sales in the United States come to more than $100 billion a year, partly thanks to the exponential growth of craft beer. Here's a snapshot of the industry in a country that spends three times...
From CIA Analyst To Beer Historian
She started her career in the shadows working for the CIA, but a historian at a prestigious Washington museum has been thrust into the limelight after the American press dubbed her job researching...
Ghana Signs Agric Industrialization Deal With India
Thirteen African countries including Ghana have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers and scientific...
Madras Court Orders Suspension of Cattle Slaughter Ban
A ban on trading cattle for slaughter has been temporarily suspended by the Madras High Court, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial measure. The Madurai bench of the Tamil Nadu court has...
Indian Court Suspends Controversial Cow Slaughter Ban
An Indian court Tuesday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of cattle for slaughter, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial...
Global Fashion Giants Fret Over India Cow Crackdown
Indian exporters were scrambling Tuesday to assure global clients like Zara and Giorgio Armani their shipments would arrive despite a government crackdown on cattle slaughter which threatens the...
South Africa To Harvest the Highest Maize Crop In 40 Years
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...
CSIR Supports ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ With New Cassava Varieties
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...
Sammy Forson Named Judge of New Reality Show
Live FM Presenter Sammy Forson has been named as a judge for new reality show, Vitamin King/Queen of Health. The competition is a search for a guy or lady who “possesses all the qualities of...
AfDB Explores Investment Strategies To Tilt Markets In Favour of African Farmers
African Development Bank (AfDB) has proposed new investment strategies in Africa’s agriculture sector, which, if properly implemented, would effectively alter the market structures around the world...
Actor John Dumelo Apologizes To A1 Bread CEO
Actor John Dumelo has apologized to Kwaku Vito O. Boateng, the graduate bread seller whose photo he posted, probably as a form of mockery. Remorseful Dumelo has taken to social media to render an...
In China, Maggots Finish Plates, and Food Waste
Thousands of voracious white maggots wiggle frenetically while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables and fruits in an unusual farm in southwestern China. It may not be a pretty sight,...
Master Classes Enrollment
In line with the promise to make The Cake Fair 2017 another unforgettable sweet experience, Yellow October Events and VoiceAds (organizers of the event) will host two Master Classes for interested...
Ghana’s Honey Industry Gets Boost With First Honey-Based Drink
Last week witnessed a major paradigm shift in Ghana’s local honey industry as the demand for the commodity has now moved into a commercial drive. Over the years, Ghana's local honey industry has...