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Tag: Tropical agriculture
Africa’s Large Rice Imports Is Serious Food Security Concern
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,...
Expansion of Rice Production Is Our Policy
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 Investors Target Rice Investment
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...
Aveyime Rice Project Collapses; Over 500 Workers Sent Home Without Pay
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...
State Urged To Adopt Single Rice Seedlings
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,...
Delicacy Of Fried Yam And The New Yam Season
Fried yam is a delicacy for many in Ghana. I love it too. It is best taken with hot pepper or boiled beans. You will usually not find too many vendors engaging in the sale of fried yam in the lean...
Could It Be the Next Magic Bullet Preventive Or Curative Medicine In Ghana?
With about 200 species and more than 5,000 hybrids associated with the genus, hibiscus can be had in a rainbow of colors. Ghana stands a chance of becoming the next medical World Bank in alternative...
UFP Promises Irrigation Dams Across Country
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...
Cabinet Approves Regulator For Oil Palm Sector
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan has disclosed that cabinet has approved the creation of an Oil Palm Development Board to regulate and promote the sector. The...
Oil Palm Dev’t Board In the Offing
An Oil Palm Development Board is to be is to be established to coordinate the activities of the palm oil industry. It will promote and regulate the palm oil industry, according to Deputy Minister of...
Agric Export Earnings Shoot Up To $396 Million
Statistics recorded by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority has revealed that earnings from the agric sub-sector recorded an increase of 16.51% in 2015. According to the export authority, earnings...
Finding The Sweet Spot Of Africas Agriculture
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. That’s why...
The Ghana Business Model
Here are 3 of the many assumptions to support the fact that the Ghana Business Model is in a quagmire. According to media sources, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently recommended a...
MoFA Moves to Increase Cassava Production in Kwahu South
The Food and Agriculture Ministry (MOFA) has launched a project to substantially increase cassava production in the Kwahu South District.
Under it, more than 150 cassava growers would receive high...
Guinness Ghana Calls for Focus on Agribusiness for National Development
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has urged investors and technical experts to look to the agriculture sector for greater return on their investments in Ghana.
The brewery giant made this call...
‘Red Red’ (Yoo Ke Gari) Patronage Suffer over Sudan Dye IV in Palm Oil
Most people love to eat gari and beans, popularly known as ‘Red Red’ or ‘yoo ke gari’, with a little palm oil to go with it. However, given the current situation of palm oil being...
Palm Wine Tappers Have Resorted to DDT to Collect Sap in the Palm Tree
Palm wine tappers in the Yilo Krobo district of the Eastern region have resorted to poisonous chemicals such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to collect sap in the palm tree, Starr News’...