Farmers in the Northern Region have appealed for the release of government’s subsidised fertilisers for their farming activities. The farmers who have ploughed their fields and are ready to engage in their farming are left without access to the fertilizer to apply on their crops.
“We are not happy that...
In the fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has initiated a process to raise about GH¢60million to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline agriculture workers.
The rationale is to support frontline agriculture workers, encompassing smallholder farmers, agriculture extension...
The upcoming farming season will go ahead uninterrupted despite disruptions to the farm input supply chain, RMG Ghana Limited - a leading input provider - has assured.
This follows launch of the firm’s GH¢100,000 COVID-19 Farmers' Support Programme and the acquisition of all needed inputs for the upcoming crop season...
International businesses are the hardest hit by the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the cashew sector is no different.
China, USA and European countries, which are the major cashew kernel markets, have closed their borders to travels to control the spread of the deadly virus, slowing down trade. Cashew processing giants...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken delivery of a set of items from a stakeholder in the cocoa sector in support of the fight against COVID-19, particularly in cocoa-growing communities in the country.
Barry Callebaut, a cocoa processing company located at Tema in the Greater Accra Region, has presented...
With more than three million cases across the globe as of April 29, 2020, the impact of COVID-19 has been far-reaching. Governments around the world are in a position never experienced before, as each attempt to discover the best strategies with which to address the pandemic. Several governments have...
My last column commented on the huge changes that societies all over the world have found themselves able to make, to fend off the covid-19 virus pandemic. Until very recently, these changes would have seemed quite inconceivable (for example, who would have thought it possible to shut down every...
Agricultural entrepreneur ‘Agriprenuer’ Richard Addison has double downed in his belief that the youth of Ghana, including him, deserve to be the face of agriculture as the country continue on its path to become a major contributor to Africa’s food basket.
As the CEO of Kent Investment, a multi-layered firm...
Without Asia’s buyers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, local cashew farmers and dealers say they are left with no option but to sell their raw nuts at giveaway prices.
The cash crop has been a supreme contributor to the country’s Non-traditional Exports (NTEs) earnings over the years, topping the list...
It is as if the COVID-19 pandemic which is ravaging the globe is not bad enough, and farmers are feverishly preparing their fields to catch the rains in good time.
Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations were first reported in the country in 2016 with maize as a preferred host. Subsequently, the...