By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi
Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) has said it is working to challenge the negative perceptions surrounding youth involvement in agriculture, aiming to inspire young people to view the sector as a source of opportunity and innovation.
According to Benjamin Gyan-Kesse, Executive Director of KIC, agriculture is not only...
The Country Manager for Yara Ghana Limited, Madam Theresa Randolph, has reaffirmed Yara’s unwavering commitment to bolstering food security and advancing the livelihoods of Ghanaian farmers.
Speaking during a panel discussion at the 14th Annual Pre-Harvest Exhibition and Conference organized by Agrihouse foundation, on the theme, “Connecting the Unconnected -...
Ransford Kwaku Otopa Atiemo, the 2024 Best Farmer second runner-up won a brand-new Massey Ferguson tractor, complete with accessories donated by Stanbic Bank Ghana. The symbolic key to the vehicle was handed over at the 40th National Best Farmer Awards dinner held last Friday at Alisa Hotel in Accra.
Mr....
By Korsi DZOKOTO
Ghana’s youth unemployment crisis is an urgent challenge that requires a multi-dimensional approach. According to the 2021 Population and Housing Census, nearly one in five young people (19.7%) in Ghana is unemployed.
For youth aged 15-24, this rate surges to 32.8%, with young women disproportionately affected (Ghana Statistical...
The 40th National Farmers’ Day celebration's theme, 'Building climate-resilient agriculture for sustainable food security', was apt considering impacts of climate change on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in recent times.
The theme emphasises necessity for developing climate-resilient fisheries and aquaculture as a fundamental pillar of sustainable food security in our...
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has congratulated the 2024 National Best Farmer, Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong, and all other award winners.
Nana Owusu Achiaw Bremong, the 2024 National Best Farmer took home an ultimate cash prize of GH¢1 million sponsored by ADB PLC.
The awards night was graced by President Nana Addo...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR
Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong, a 70-year-old farmer from Sekyere Central District in the Ashanti Region, has been honoured as the National Best Farmer at the 40th edition of the National Farmers’ Awards.
Nana Owusu, a seasoned farmer with over 50 years of experience, has established a...
By Samuel OBENG-MENSAH
Given the controversies and broad spectrum of interests surrounding genetic engineering in agriculture, it is not surprising that different countries have developed and adopted diverse regulatory approaches to genetically engineered (GE) plants, crops, and food.
The elements of scientific risk assessment are broadly similar among regulatory systems, but...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR
At National Farmers’ Day, 2024 awards ceremony, held in Accra, Ghana’s cocoa farmers expressed joy- as President Nana Akufo-Addo announced an increase in the cash crop’s producer price from GH₵3,000 to GH₵3,100 per 64kg bag.
This represents a minor increase of 3.3 percent over the previous rate...
The country’s tree crops sector is reeling over an impending vote by the European Union (EU) parliament to postpone, or validate, its proposed implementation date for the crucial EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
Initially, the regulation was expected to come into force for most companies and organisations which trade with the...