Mr Tony Sikpa, the President of the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE), says Ghana must make the cultivation of yam a priority to help sustain livelihoods and diversify farmer...
A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-Mensah Mpohor, Dec. 20, GNA - For many, Christmas presents an opportunity to serve variety of meals to guests, friends and family to celebrate the birth of Jesus...
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was...
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was...
Nigerian customs service has intercepted 102 bags of rumoured plastic rice in Lagos after a tip off on Monday. The plastic rice branded Beat Tomato Rice was in storage at the time of seizure and was...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has downplayed reports of the influx of some fake rice purported to be ‘plastic rice’ on the Ghanaian market. A video of the supposed plastic rice was...
The People's National Convention (PNC) Presidential Candidate says they would dedicate the first two years of their term if given the mandate in the December polls to address the teeming youth...
A centre pivot irrigation system at VegPro Ghana Ltd in the Tongu District of the Volta Region. Climate change, slow adoption rate of improved technologies, lack of access to credit, and...
A ricefield at Nasia in the Northern Region A matching grants scheme, set up by Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) in 2014, provides direct funding to investors who seek to establish new...
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has started yielding results as beneficiaries have begun harvesting about 1.733 metric tonnes of paddy rice valued at GH¢2.2 million from the...
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has started yielding results as beneficiaries have begun harvesting about 1,733 metric tonnes of paddy rice valued at GH¢2.2 million from the...
The Groupe Ndoum (GN) has commissioned a refurbished Rice Mill at Worawora in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region to process locally grown rice. GN Foods, a subsidiary of GN, will engage some...
Over 2,000 female beneficiaries of the United States Department for International Development (USAID) Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) Feed the Future mission, have started harvesting 100 acres of...
The country has no strategic plan or priority for the cultivation of plantain and its value chain, although its production is viable for the country to consider both for local consumption and for...
Stakeholders in the rice industry have urged the private sector to heighten their interest in domestic rice production by investing more in the sector. This was said at the 3rd Ghana Rice Festival...
Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has urged the rural banks to release start-up funding for the country’s youth to enable them venture into the production of oil...
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...
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...
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...
