Ghana has a vast arable and inland valley to boost rice production in the ecological and Savannah belts, yet not enough effort is being made to take advantage and make judicious use of such...
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated the need for African countries to implement the right policy to produce and export quality rice to save cost. He urged African leaders to take up...
Ghana is said to lose over 500million dollars every year through the importation of foreign rice. This action has posed serious challenges to local rice production, making it uncompetitive in the...
Rice importers have described as unfortunate government’s decision to lift the ban placed on inland importation of rice. They are now urging inspection agencies to be extra-vigilant to ensure that...
The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has warned that the mass importation of food items in large quantities poses a serious threat on the livelihood of Ghanaian farmers and fisher...
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in parliament has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of engaging in intellectual dishonesty following claims it has carried out...
Ten countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) met in a two-day technical workshop from 22 to 23 September 2016...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to conduct a probe into the circumstances that led to 60 tonnes of foundation seeds valued at US$200,000 going bad at the port. The Deputy Minister of...
Despite the clear potential to boost rice production at the regional level in Africa, most countries on the Continent continue to rely heavily on imports for meeting their rice consumption needs,...
Vietnamese investors, currently on a one-week working visit to Ghana, are seeking to establish joint ventures with Ghanaian partners in the production of tilapia, cashew and rice. At a Ghana-Vietnam...
A longstanding land dispute which continues to brew raw tensions in the Bole district of the Northern region has threatened the survival of a $3,139,383 poverty alleviation project. The project,...
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Minister of State at the Presidency, has said it is the policy of government to expand the cultivation of rice and help reduce the importation of the commodity. He said...
Vietnamese rice investors and exporters drawn from about 14 companies are in the country to explore investment opportunities in rice production, processing, storage, marketing and distribution. The...
No one needs to be told on entering the yard of Volta Prairie Limited (VPL), formerly known as the Aveyime Rice Project at Aveyime, Battor, in the North Tongu District in the Volta Region, that the...
Sixty tonnes of foundation seeds worth US$200,000 meant for rice cultivation can no longer be used as seeds because they were kept at the Tema port for several months after they had arrived....
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Worawora Rice Limited, Mr Yaw Adu Poku, has underscored the need for the country to adopt a single rice seedlings for local rice production in the country. That,...
The issue of who cooks in a relationship is a delicate one. It has caused a lot of debate in recent years with calls for men to learn how to cook and not make it a sole responsibility of women. It...
Flagbearer of the United front Party, Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng aka Gyataba says his party will give more attention to Rice production and put up irrigation dams across the country. He says the party...
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is not obliged to give further and better particulars on its campaign promise of one dam, one village for communities within the three Northern...
Selechang Taupyen, spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme command, on Thursday disclosed that rice smugglers have devised a method to beat security checks. According to Taupyen, the latest...
