Food and drink
Jury Awards $218 Mn To Farmers In Syngenta GMO Corn Lawsuit
A US federal jury on Friday ordered Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta to pay nearly $218 million to 7,000 Kansas...
Turd-Shaped Treats A Hit In Thailand
It might turn some stomachs, but a dessert-maker in Thailand has been flooded with orders ever since she started...
Is Farming In Ghana Punishment?
It is predictable that if you asked a lower primary kid to draw a hard worker; he or she would draw a farmer. Ask...
GDCA, Partners To Establish Soya Bean Factories In Northern Region
Ahead of government’s implementation of the much touted one-district-one-factory policy, the Ghana Developing...
US Halts Brazil Beef Imports After Failed Safety Tests
The United States announced Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest...
US Halts Brazil Beef Imports, Citing Food Safety Concerns
The United States announced on Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest...
Maiden Edition of ‘Jollof War’ To Come Off July 1
The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled to come off...
BiQo Set To Release Palm Wine Music On June 23
Palm-wine music (known as maringa in Sierra Leone) is a West African musical genre which has derivative forms such as...
Grains Dev’t Board, SARI To Help Gov’t Bolster Local Seed Supply
Government will be collaborating with the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and the Grains Development...
Cocobod Replies Minority
Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has dismissed suggestions by the Minority in Parliament that government is unfairly...
COCOBOD Debunks Minority Claims On Cocoa Price
COCOBOD has debunked assertions by the Minority group in Parliament that government is offering cocoa producers a...
Diageo Buys George Clooney’s Tequila Casamigos For $1bn
Diageo, the British maker of alcoholic drinks, said Wednesday it had agreed to buy Casamigos, an upscale tequila brand...
Ghana To Host West Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness Conference In July
The CRU Events (Commodities Research Unit) has partnered the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) to...
The Unfortunate Health Risks of French Fries
Our favorite terrible-yet-delicious food—French fries—now has another sad strike against it. A new study finds...
Good Job FDA, But…
JUST last week there was a report of an arrest of two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges....
Climate Imperils Ethiopia’s Coffee Output
Climate change could wipe out more than half of Ethiopia's coffee production unless farmers move to higher ground,...
COCOBOD Workers Demand Pay Rise Despite Crippling Debt
Intelligence gathered by The Finder indicates that staff of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) are demanding salary increment...
Govt Urged To Support Tomatoes Farmers With New Hybrid
Government has been urged to assist farmers with varieties of the new tomato hybrid to help boost production in the...
Eating Fried Potatoes Linked To Higher Risk of Death, Study Says
How your spuds are cooked is key to your health. People who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their...