AgriConnect Ghana, a collaboration between the SOFTtribe and the Mastercard Foundation, began delivering laptop computers to students at the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on February 5, 2024.
Over 1,000 students have received their laptops and...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
With an average estimated cashew export earnings of US$350million per annum, Cashew Watch Ghana (CWG) - a civil society organisation - has said the country has yet to fully take advantage of the US$7billion global market.
Cashew Watch Ghana described the current earnings as below potential, emphasising that...
By Christabel DANSO ABEAM
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has cut sod for the commencement of infrastructure projects under the Emergency Support to Rural Livelihoods and Food Systems exposed to COVID–19 (ESRF).
The sod-cutting ceremony took place in Kwesi Fante, Afram Plains South District of the Eastern...
Tullow has entered a partnership with Innohub, a leading enterprise support organisation, to empower small and medium-scale enterprises across Ghana’s agricultural value chain.
The multi-year partnership, known as “Tullow AgriVentures Program (TAP)”, aims to significantly improve employment opportunities, provide training for startups, and foster sustainable growth in the agribusiness sector.
With...
By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
The Director of the International Fertilizer Development Center's (IFDC) Enabling Impact Programme, Dr. Bocar Diagana, has reaffirmed his organisation’s commitment to driving agricultural transformation across Ghana and the wider African continent.
He made this statement at the just-ended IFDC 2024 Open Door and IFDC global 50th anniversary...
In an effort towards bolstering agricultural innovation and collaboration, the third edition of the Agritech West Africa exhibition, coupled with Food & Beverage Ghana and FoodPack Tech Ghana exhibitions, is slated to grace the Accra International Conference Center from March 19-21, 2024.
This flagship event is being held under the...
The convenor of Ghana’s Chapter of the Africa Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN), Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has issued a clarion call to individual member states, urging a comprehensive and collaborative approach in engaging all stakeholders along the agricultural value chain to mitigate the scourge of food insecurity.
Addressing participants...
Access Bank has provided funding support to three women entrepreneurs within the agribusiness sector.
Each of the beneficiaries received a seed capital of GH¢100,000.00 through the “Access W” initiative, specifically Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Thon programme to upscale their business and consequently increase their access to capital.
Out of a total of 50 female...
Solidaridad has partnered the Department of Cooperatives in Ghana to facilitate the establishment of a robust regional and national cooperative association to increase cocoa farmers’ participation in decision-making.
The partnership was formalised by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a brief ceremony at Solidaridad’s office in Accra.
This is against...
Greater Accra Region is set to witness for the 6th year running a gathering of over two hundred and seventy-five queen-mothers and women in agriculture across the sixteen regions of Ghana, on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at the GNAT Hall.
In a statement, the Founder and Executive Director of Agrihouse...