Greenhouse farming is a thriving sector in Italy thanks to companies with decades of experience in providing cutting-edge greenhouse technologies and systems for the cultivation of horticultural products, including fruits and vegetables as well as flower crops.
Aside its greenhouse expertise, Italy is also a global powerhouse in seed innovation...
Perishable goods such as fruits, meats, dairy, and pharmaceuticals need special care during storage and transportation to preserve their wholesomeness and protect consumers’ health.
Technologies and expertise for the safe movement of these products are therefore critical in the agribusiness value chain, especially in the post-production processes.
With Italy being a...
Themed ‘Producers, leading the future of trade’ the convention will be held virtually with the objective to discuss improvement of value chains, trade relations and conditions which translate to sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers in Africa.
Farmers in Africa have lost 80 percent of their revenue due to...
The Northern Region has seen some 250,000 trees planted to mark the Green Ghana Project that seeks to plant five million trees to restore the country’s vegetative cover. The trees planted include nim, mango, acacia Shea, rosewood and baobab.
The initiative forms part of the efforts by the Ministry of...
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Penn State University have collaborated to help women farmers at Tamalegu and Zaazi communities get access to tractor services to enhance their farming operations.
During a forum held to build the capacity of farmers...
Donkeys transport fertiliser unaided
Programme targets 1.5m farmers in 2021
MoFA restricts distribution in 21 districts
The high rate of fertiliser smuggling to Burkina Faso and Togo is threatening the progress and success of government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative, Director of Crop Services at the...
…as gov’t, banks remain apathetic toward sector
Dams, technology non-existent to support farmers
The Ghana Rice Interprofessional Body (GRIB) has said it is negotiating with foreign companies to access financial support and drive the needed technological investment into cultivation of the cereal.
The association maintains that high interest rates on local...
A more balanced, sustainable approach to consuming food from livestock - one that meets nutrition needs and focuses on local production methods - is essential for delivering on global commitments to combat malnutrition in all its forms, according to a comprehensive report released on June 9 from UN Nutrition.
While...
Solidaridad through its National Initiatives for Sustainable Climate-Smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NISCOPS) programme is helping to reclaim degraded mine sites in the Central Region of Ghana with oil palm.
The initiative has become necessary due to threats to the livelihoods of farmers in that part of the country as a...
Government-subsidised farm inputs for this year’s farming activities - to ensure efficiency and effectiveness with good yields to boost food security - have been released to farmers ahead of the rainy season.
The early release of inputs is to reduce the stress farmers go through in accessing them during the...