Minister for Food and Agriculture-designate Eric Opoku has indicated that government will engage land owners to release potential farmlands in a bid to increase the amount of land available for farming purposes through a land banks policy.
The policy is touted to significantly boost food production for both domestic consumption...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
Government is targetting the conversion of underutilised land into productive agricultural space by designating and increasing the amount of land available for farming purposes through a land banks policy, Minister for Food and Agriculture-designate Eric Opoku has disclosed.
Outlining government’s new agriculture policies during his vetting in parliament...
Under the previous government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ policy, over 2.7 million bags of fertiliser were distributed by Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
This was disclosed by former President Nana Akufo-Addo at his last address on the ‘State of the Nation’ in parliament on January 3 this...
Unlawful practices by some unauthorised foreign traders in the market along the cashew value chain are causing concern by affecting the livelihoods of farmers, the Cashew Traders and Exporters Association of Ghana says.
The association claims foreign traders are manipulating the market by purchasing commodities at inflated prices; thereby disrupting established...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) distributed over 2.7 million bags of fertiliser under the previous government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ policy, former President Nana Akufo-Addo has disclosed.
Delivering his last message on the State of the Nation in parliament on January 3 this year,...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The Cashew Traders and Exporters Association of Ghana has expressed concern over unlawful practices by some unauthorised foreign traders in the market.
The association has claimed that its livelihood is under threat, alleging that foreign traders are manipulating the market by purchasing commodities at inflated prices; thereby disrupting...
Agrihouse Foundation team, led by its Executive Director, and Co-Founder Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, is set to participate in United Kingdom’s premier agricultural machinery show, the LAMMA Show 2025, taking place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, on Wednesday, 15 January .
The two day Show , renowned for...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH
Perhaps it was the most crucial summit held on January 9th to 11th in 2025 with a focus to raise agricultural productivity, increase public investment in agriculture, and stimulate economic growth through agriculture-led development, and ultimately seeks pathways to support African countries eliminate continent-wide hunger and reduce...
The board chairman of AGRA and former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has urged partners and parliamentarians to support Ghana’s food systems transformation efforts.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn made the call at a meeting with key parliamentarians in Ghana as part of efforts to foster collaboration to help improve the...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
Efforts to reset Ghana's economy must include significant reforms in the agriculture sector, particularly the livestock sub-sector, to correct structural weaknesses, boost efficiency and promote sustainable growth.
In 2023, the country imported meat and edible meat offal worth US$210.13 million, according to data from the United Nations...