food prices
Gov’t To Turnaround Agric Sector With 125 Million Dollars
Government has secured 125 million Canadian dollars to support its initiative of increasing agricultural output and...
Less Than 1% of Nigeria’s Currency Is Fake – Central Bank
This is in response to a claim by a former deputy CBN chief who said 20% of the currency used by Africa’s most...
Fuel Price Surge Sends Inflation To Highest Since June 2014
British consumer prices rose last month at the fastest pace since June 2014 and are set to rise further, propelled by...
‘Fat Taxes’ Could Save Billons In Healthcare Costs
Taxing unhealthy foods that contain salt, sugar and fat could save Australia billions in health care costs and extend...
Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen,...
UK Inflation Highest Since June 2014
Inflation has reached its highest rate for two-and-a-half years, mainly as a result of the rising price of fuel. Annual...
Where Are the Jobs?
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia after a December 17, 2010 self-burning of a street vendor in a provincial town of...
Uganda Inflation Hits 5.7% From 4.6% Last Month
Uganda’s inflation rose to 5.7 percent year-on-year in December from 4.6 percent last month, the statistics office...
Ghanaian Voices On Coming Presidential Elections
A middle-aged man driving a Toyota pick-up truck shouts political slogans into a loudspeaker while campaign music booms...
Why Promise of A ‘Green Revolution’ Post December 7 Election Is A Hoax
Why promise of a 'Green revolution' post December 7 election is a hoax Ghana’s forest reserve currently stands at...
WHY PROMISE OF A GREEN REVOLUTION POST DEC. 7 ELECTION IS A HOAX
I will want to begin with a ‘shout out’ to all our hard working farmers for their extraordinary role in helping us...
Rushing To Commission Projects Won’t Save NDC
The strategy of commissioning or inaugurating projects few days to elections will not translate into votes for the...
Venezuela’s Currency Is In ‘free Fall’
Venezuela's currency continues to collapse. Just in November, the bolivar has lost 55% of its value. It's the latest...
Fool Nigeria Once, Shame On You. Fool Nigeria Twice …
Fool Nigeria once, shame on you. Fool Nigeria twice … It’s been a tough year for Nigerian President Muhammadu...
Changeless In Nigerian Democracy
There is a long way to go to revitalise the country Democratic governance like the way Nigerian secret police, the...
NDC Manifestos Did Not Address Impact of Climate Change On Agriculture
NDC Manifestos did not address impact of climate change on agriculture As the campaign season get heated up, election...
Obama ‘deeply Concerned’ About Aleppo
US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an...
Nothing Wrong With ‘try Me Theory’
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has in a sharp reply to President John Mahama said governments must be tried before the...
H.E John Dramani Mahama President of the Republic of Ghana’s speech on Green Global Growth Forum Plenary:“Transforming The Food Sector For Inclusive Green Growth” Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday, 20th October 2014
(The Presidency, Ghana)It is a pleasure for me to be here today. I know that for some, just the mention of the word...