Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has pledged to clampdown on “inefficiencies and waste” in government spending, saying it will not be tolerated. Presenting the government’s maiden budget...
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made a strong case for development partners and the private sector to continue to invest in the country’s agricultural sector. Dr....
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics. Last week South Sudan was declared the site of the world's first...
Four varieties of hybrid maize have been introduced to farmers in the Northern Region to boost maize production in the region. The drought-resistant maize varieties, introduced by the Savanna...
President Donald Trump's tough new immigration measures are sending shudders through the US farming industry, which largely employs a low-wage foreign workforce. Since taking office on a "America...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his government’s resolve to make the agricultural sector attractive to encourage the youth to go into farming. In line with that objective, he...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s flagship agriculture policy, “Planting for Food and Jobs” will begin with a cost GHc 560 million. This is according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the Central Equitoria, the breadbasket of the nation Since it gained independence about...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
The National Democratic Party (NDP) wants the President to use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address to state his position on contradictory statements made by two ministers on the use of the...
The National Democratic Party (NDP) wants the President to use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address to state his position on contradictory statements made by two ministers on the use of the...
South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The maize-destroying caterpillars have destroyed eight per cent of this farm....
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the...
The Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says inadequate government support hampers effort to protect and manage the country’s soil resources. Coordinator...
The government will, by April this year, launch an audacious campaign to turn farmlands and backyards into a huge food basket that is expected to cut down the country’s food import bill...
If you ignore a problem over a long period, it becomes part of the status quo. This is what we have done when it comes to protecting the fish stock in Ghana’s waters. We have allowed Illegal...
The plant protection and regulatory services directorate of the Food and Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the invasion of fall armyworms on some farms in the country. Some maize farmers in the...
The Agric Chamber of Commerce is warning of imminent food shortage in the country if immediate steps are not taken to provide farmers with improved seedlings. According to the chamber, about 88 per...
Mr. Joe Mensah, Country Manager and Vice President of Kosmos Energy, has stated that the agriculture sector has the key to unlock wealth for the country if it receives more innovative approaches...
