Food security
Minister Woos Dev’t Partners, Private Sector To Invest In Ghana’s Agric
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made a strong case for development partners and the...
What Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or...
Drought-Resistant Maize Seeds Introduced In Northern Region
Four varieties of hybrid maize have been introduced to farmers in the Northern Region to boost maize production in the...
Trump Immigration Policies Have Farming Industry On Edge
President Donald Trump's tough new immigration measures are sending shudders through the US farming industry, which...
Government Will Revamp Agric Sector To Attract Youth
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his government’s resolve to make the agricultural sector...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Begin With GHc 560m Cost
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s flagship agriculture policy, “Planting for Food and Jobs” will begin...
How Bad the Civil Unrest Has Gotten
The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
President Must Come Clean On Heritage Fund For Free SHS – NDP
The National Democratic Party (NDP) wants the President to use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address to state his...
Prez Must Come Clean On Heritage Fund For Free SHS – NDP
The National Democratic Party (NDP) wants the President to use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address to state his...
South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms
South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The...
On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into...
Inadequate Government Support Hampers Management of Soil Resources
The Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says inadequate government support...
We’ll Replace Food Imports With ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Campaign — Afriyie Akoto
The government will, by April this year, launch an audacious campaign to turn farmlands and backyards into a huge food...
The Fishy Tale That Won’t Go!
If you ignore a problem over a long period, it becomes part of the status quo. This is what we have done when it...
Fall Armyworms Invade Maize Farms At Afari and Obuasi
The plant protection and regulatory services directorate of the Food and Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the...
Provide Seedlings For Farmers To Avoid Food Shortage
The Agric Chamber of Commerce is warning of imminent food shortage in the country if immediate steps are not taken to...
Agriculture Sector Has Key To Unlock Wealth – Kosmos Energy
Mr. Joe Mensah, Country Manager and Vice President of Kosmos Energy, has stated that the agriculture sector has the key...