Food security
Government Urged To Insure ‘planting For Food and Jobs’ Project
he planting for food and jobs program is an initiative by the Ministry of food and Agriculture. The Ghana Agriculture...
Experts Seek Ways To Consolidate West Africa’s Food Security
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day...
AU Is Committed To Keeping Food Safe – Commissioner Sacko
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing...
Reliable Climate, Weather Data Key To Africa’s Agric Transformation [Article]
Though it has about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa’s net food import is predicted to grow from...
Mass Infestation of Maize Farms By Armyworms; Farmers Abandon Farms In Despair
The infestation of fall armyworms on maize farms in the Ashanti Region continues to worsen despite efforts by the...
USAID-Ghana Rice Project Promoting Food Security, Incomes In UWR
The US Agency for International Development, Ghana Mission (USAID-Ghana) is providing new technologies and improved...
NAFCO Leads Initiative To Refurbish Warehouses
Work has already begun on the refurbishment of state-owned warehouses across the country as the Ministry of Food and...
Bawumia Preaches Religious Tolerance
Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has fraternized with the Muslim community in Tamale with a call for...
11% Use of Improved Seeds Threat To Ghana’s Food Security
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated the use of improved seeds by maize...
Another Failure In the Waiting
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...
South Africa Joins Others To Suspend Zimbabwe Chicken Imports
The H5N8 strain has been detected in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia over the past two South Africa has...
Professor Owusu Lauds WACCI For Spearheading Africa’s Agriculture Transformation
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana (UG), has lauded the West Africa Centre for Crop...
Farmers Tasked To Monitor, Detect and Control Pests
Farmers in the Upper East Region have been charged to regularly monitor fields for early detection and effective...
Ghana Partners India To Boost Tomato Production
Ghana and India are collaborating under a Pilot Research Project on Tomato Production, which would ensure that there is...
Small Scale Farmers, SMEs To Get Loans From Teacher Credit Union
Smallholder farmers at Akrofuom in the Obuasi municipality of Ashanti region will now have access to loans from the...
Fertiliser Smuggling Threatens ‘Food & Jobs’ Program – Minister
A Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyiele, has urged residents to help guard against...
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...
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...
Government’s Fertiliser Subsidy Programme In Limbo
Government’s fertiliser subsidy programme in the Upper West region is in limbo as farmers in the region and...