Tropical agriculture

Opinion

Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Make Your Christmas Memorable

A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-Mensah Mpohor, Dec. 20, GNA - For many, Christmas presents an opportunity to serve...

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‘Plastic Rice’ Seized In Nigeria

Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the...

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‘Plastic Rice’ Seized In Nigeria

Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the...

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Nigeria Intercepts Bags of ‘plastic Rice’ After Ghana Dispelled Rumours

Nigerian customs service has intercepted 102 bags of rumoured plastic rice in Lagos after a tip off on Monday. The...

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Ignore Reports of ‘plastic Rice’ On Market – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has downplayed reports of the influx of some fake rice purported to be ‘plastic...

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PNC To ‘wipe Out’ Joblessness In Two Years

The People's National Convention (PNC) Presidential Candidate says they would dedicate the first two years of their...

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Making Farming A Wealth-Creating Business

A centre pivot irrigation system at VegPro Ghana Ltd in the Tongu District of the Volta Region. Climate change, slow...

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A Support Scheme For Farmers

A ricefield at Nasia in the Northern Region A matching grants scheme, set up by Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project...

Business

GCAP Beneficiaries Harvest 1.733 Tonnes of Rice

The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has started yielding results as beneficiaries have begun harvesting...

Business

Over 1,733 Metric Tonnes of Paddy Rice Harvested

The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has started yielding results as beneficiaries have begun harvesting...

Business

Groupe Ndoum Commissions Rice Mill At Worawora

The Groupe Ndoum (GN) has commissioned a refurbished Rice Mill at Worawora in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region...

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USAID-RING Feed the Future Project Thrives In Northern Region

Over 2,000 female beneficiaries of the United States Department for International Development (USAID) Resiliency in...

Business

No Priority For the Cultivation of Plantain

The country has no strategic plan or priority for the cultivation of plantain and its value chain, although its...

Business

Private Sector Must Invest In Local Rice Industry

Stakeholders in the rice industry have urged the private sector to heighten their interest in domestic rice production...

Business

Rural Banks Urged To Fund Cash-Crop Cultivation

Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has urged the rural banks to release start-up...

Opinion

The Politics Affecting Local Rice Production In Ghana

Ghana has a vast arable and inland valley to boost rice production in the ecological and Savannah belts, yet not enough...

Business

Lifting Rice Ban Unfortunate

Rice importers have described as unfortunate government’s decision to lift the ban placed on inland importation of...

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Ghana’s Food Security Under Threat – Minority NPP

The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has warned that the mass importation of food items in large...

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Sustainable Rice Systems Development In Sub-Saharan Africa Project Underway

Ten countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of...