The government has directed all schools, hospitals and other state institutions to mandatorily buy foodstuff from local farmers. They can only import food into the country if local producers indicate...
Mr. Randy Boitey, the Eastern Regional Cocoa Extension Service Officer has said 400,000 hectares of cocoa farms are to be irrigated, this year, under a pilot project, launched by the government to...
Confusion has erupted over the distribution of 20,000 bags of government subsidized NPK fertilizers meant for farmers in the Upper West Region. Agents of Yara Company, suppliers of the fertilizers...
As part of measures to provide market for tonnes of food expected from the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
THE Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has set up a desk to provide comprehensive support for the production and export of cashew nuts. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GEPA, Mr...
There have been debates between Ghanaians and Nigerians about who prepares the best jollof. A never ending argument, a battle of two passionate cultures or a matter of taste and preferences. Call it...
Ghanaian international Phil Ofosu-Ayeh is expected to leave Eintracht Braunschweig after the 2016/17 season, as the Braunschweiger Zeitung reported. The intelligent full back was rumoured to be...
The Northern Region saw high grain production in the 2016 farming season, with farmers expressing gratitude to government and other donor agencies for their support. A total of 142,027 metric tonnes...
Farmers in parts of the country have expressed optimism over Ghana winning the fight against the invasion of fall armyworms which have started destroying vast tracks of farmlands. This optimism...
The Agricultural Minister says government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme will not be affected by recent armyworms invasion of some farms across the country. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto told Joy...
Court of Appeal judges in London have stuck two fingers up to Nestle’s attempts to trademark the shape of its famous four-fingered KitKat bar. The ruling is the latest twist in a decade-long UK...
A looming trade conflict with the United States over sugar is threatening to disrupt the livelihood of residents in sugar cane growing regions like the central Mexican town of Atencingo. Mexico has...
Famous Ghanaian boxer cum comedian has threatened to beat musician for insulting him in his recently released song. Although the boxer accused Sweenity for attacking him in his song, fans are not...
Fertiliser subsidies for farmers has been implemented to improve yield of cocoa farms Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced fertiliser subsidies for farmers for the 2017 farming year. In a...
The Ghana Cocoa Board said the purchase of the 2016/2017 Main Crop Cocoa Season would cease at the close of business on Thursday, May 18, 2017. This was in a statement issued by the Chief Executive...
In July 2016, the Cake Fair hit Accra, Ghana for the first time, in an unforgettable one-day indoor event dedicated to the world of cake. Following immense success recorded in 2016 in both the Cake...
COCOBOD said the purchase of the 2016/2017 main crop cocoa season will end at the close Thursday The Ghana Cocoa Board said the purchase of the 2016/2017 Main Crop Cocoa Season will end at the close...
Ghana’s poultry industry has been hit with yet another challenge as loans secured under the past NDC government for the acquisition of machinery and other inputs for poultry framers has gone down...
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has noted that even though sweet potato is not list listed as a food security crop in the Food and Agricultural Sector Development Policy...
The beehives of Ethiopia, Africa's top honey producer, make about a quarter of the continent's honey, but travellers who come to sample the liquid gold often find there isn't enough to go around. In...
