By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The International Development Agency (IDA) of the World Bank has given approval for an additional US$40million grants to the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR-Climate Research for Africa project (AICCRA).
The bank described the gesture as a significant step toward advancing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and addressing critical gaps in...
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, will address a global audience at the International Business Models in Agriculture in Kigali, Rwanda on March 25th – 28th on the topic: unlocking the potential of the rural youth (women and men) for innovation in the agriculture sector.
The...
Provision of inputs credit and mechanisation services by a nucleus farmer to smallholder farmers is a game-changing intervention for young and female farmers in the Upper West Region to expand crops production to enhance food security and improved income.
A 22-year-old SMA, Kenkeni Ibrahim, a smallholder farmer at Santijan in...
Injaro Agricultural Capital Holdings Limited , the impact investment fund managed by Injaro Investments (Injaro), has sold its stake in Ghana's oldest animal feed producer, Agricare Limited ("Agricare") to Flour Mills of Ghana Limited ("FMGL").
This strategic sale represents a full exit from Agricare after a holding period of close...
By Queenly Joy SMITH
The world today is developing at a rate faster than forecast, especially, on the wheels of technology. As the world economy would have it, technology has set the stage for disruptive innovation and practices fueling the enhancement of various sectors, while creating exceptional returns for stakeholders....
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The Mastercard Foundation and its partners have announced plans to invest in four key value chains: rice, soybean, poultry and tomatoes. The investment is expected to lead to a significant increase in production and value addition for these commodities.
Known as the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for...
By Dr Kadri ALFAH and Adam SULLEY
Agriculture in most African countries, to a great extent, is the key driver of the social and economic well-being of the people. Despite being subjected to food distribution margins and seasonal price variability Badiane et al., (1997), it is the primary source of...
Agricwealth Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the first-ever Africa Agriculture Investment Summit at Cineworld, The O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX.
The summit is to unite industry stakeholders in a collective effort to explore the immense untapped agricultural potential in the country.
Additionally, the summit, which is...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has commenced farmer registration for the Planting for Food and Jobs phase two (PFJ 2.0) programme, aiming to reach over 2 million farmers this year.
During a press briefing in Accra, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, the sector minister, highlighted that the programme seeks to...
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
The nation’s food security faces a potential threat due to delays in implementing tax exemptions on agricultural inputs, according to CropLife Ghana, an association of importers and distributors of pesticides, fertilisers and other agricultural supplies.
The concerns stem from delays in implementing the tax exemptions under...