A Chinese think tank delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Kimberly farm in Iowa State, whose name became popular among Chinese people after hosting the then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in 2012,...
he planting for food and jobs program is an initiative by the Ministry of food and Agriculture. The Ghana Agriculture Insurers Pool is urging government to insure its planting for food and jobs...
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways to consolidate progress made so far on food security...
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing the livelihoods of the African citizenry. Speaking at the 2017 opening session...
Though it has about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa’s net food import is predicted to grow from $39bn in 2016 to over $110bn by 2025. Food production is desperately low due in...
The infestation of fall armyworms on maize farms in the Ashanti Region continues to worsen despite efforts by the government to manage the spread of the pests. About 62,627 hectares of maize farms...
The US Agency for International Development, Ghana Mission (USAID-Ghana) is providing new technologies and improved seeds to boost rice production to promote food security and incomes in Upper West...
Work has already begun on the refurbishment of state-owned warehouses across the country as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) prepares for an expected bumper harvest at the back of the...
Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has fraternized with the Muslim community in Tamale with a call for religious tolerance. He said the role of religious leaders in nation building could...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated the use of improved seeds by maize farmers in Ghana poses a serious threat to food security in the country. Speaking at...
Our elders has a saying that, "if you tend to forget the sound of the drum of your chief, you certain get lost in the masses". This saying is exactly the case in Ghana today. I would not want to go...
The H5N8 strain has been detected in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia over the past two South Africa has suspended imports of birds and chicken products from neighbouring Zimbabwe after...
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana (UG), has lauded the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), UG, for spearheading Africa's agriculture transformation....
Farmers in the Upper East Region have been charged to regularly monitor fields for early detection and effective control of pests on crops. The farmers were further charged to start planting early...
Ghana and India are collaborating under a Pilot Research Project on Tomato Production, which would ensure that there is an abundance production and supply of the crop in the country all year through....
Smallholder farmers at Akrofuom in the Obuasi municipality of Ashanti region will now have access to loans from the Akrofuom Teachers Co-operative Credit Union to enhance their farming activities....
A Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyiele, has urged residents to help guard against smuggling of fertilisers meant for the Planting for Food & Jobs programme...
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...
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...
Government’s fertiliser subsidy programme in the Upper West region is in limbo as farmers in the region and distributors tasked to ensure the regular supply of say they have run out of stock. The...
