Agribusiness

As Ghana’s cocoa sector grapples with low productivity, rising production costs and an ageing farming population, an award-winning farmer shares insights into making cocoa farming more profitable, sustainable and attractive to the next generation.

Smallholder farmers in the Keta municipality are appealing for urgent market and storage solutions as a bumper tomato harvest leaves significant quantities of ripe produce at risk of rotting on farms.

Ghana’s tomato industry is heading into a critical production season with plans to significantly increase local output, but limited processing capacity remains a major concern as farmers prepare for the upcoming harvest.

Northern-Savanna Crops & Tubers Ltd and Complete Farmer Ltd have signed a strategic partnership to organically cultivate and export more than 500 acres of white sesame to international markets, marking a significant step in Ghana’s ambition to build a more sustainable, community-inclusive and export-oriented agricultural sector.

Vegetable farmers in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are calling for the construction of a centralised cold-storage facility and commercial processing factory to reduce post-harvest losses and improve the value of crops produced across the southern sector.

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has indicated that the country is accelerating efforts to expand tree-crop production and local processing, including cashew, as government seeks to boost value addition, attract investment and increase the sector’s contribution to economic growth.