By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is forecasting an increase in domestic chicken production from the 60,000 metric tonnes recorded in 2023 to 70,000 metric tonnes this year.
The department, in its Ghana Poultry Voluntary Update 2024, said local chicken production is expected to see growth due...
The nation's march toward improved food security has received a boost with the arrival of 330 tonnes of high-yielding rice seeds, courtesy of the K-Ricebelt project, a South Korean initiative spearheaded by the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA).
This project signifies a new sphere in agricultural development, providing...
The recent approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Ghana has raised concerns among peasant farmers, who fear it will harm the country's agricultural sector.
They argue that depending on GMO seeds from multinational corporations will erode their independence and threaten their livelihoods. They also warned that GMOs could lead...
Yara Ghana Limited, as part of its effort to mark the closing ceremony of the Grow Ghana initiative, donated 1,107 bags of YaraMila Actyva fertilizers to 369 women farmers including people living with disability.
Each recipient received three bags of fertilizers to support their efforts in increasing food sustainability and...
This targeted approach is set to empower farmers to achieve greater yields and contribute to more resilient food systems for Ghana.
AGRA, in collaboration with the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), and with the support of the United States Agency...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in its annual grain and feed forecast report, has projected a nearly six percent increase in wheat imports into the country. It estimates imports to reach 900,000 metric tonnes, compared to the 850,000 metric tonnes achieved last year.
The USDA noted...
The third edition of the Agritech West Africa exhibition, accompanied by Food & Beverage Ghana and FoodPack Tech Ghana exhibitions, shed light on the pressing issue of food wastage due to inadequate storage facilities in Ghana.
During an interview at the exhibition, Mr. Yaw Adu Poku, representing the Competitive Africa...
The African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO), in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), is hosting a series of Technical Committee (TC) meetings on the harmonisation of African Standards for cocoa, coffee, tea, cassava value chain products and ecolabelling, sustainability and resilient systems.
The meetings...
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...