The pioneering initiative to train the next generation of cocoa farmers, is expected to bring a significant contribution to the country’s cocoa production, as a total of over 12,000 youth have been trained to venture into cocoa farming and its related businesses, by the MASO programme, being undertaken by...
Green Gold Farms Ghana, an Accra-based agribusiness, has secured lands at Sekpe, in the Mion Districts in the Northern Region for soybean production.
The a 50-year lease of 40,000 acres of land released by the chief and traditional leaders of Sekpe at an estimated value of US$20 million is to ensure...
Cultivation of poor planting materials and wrong cultural farming practices have been identified as major challenges accounting for low cashew productivity among local farmers.
In recent times, cashew has been identified as a new ‘gold’ for farmers, especially among those in the savannah-transition zone. It has triggered massive cultivation across...
With the worldwide demand for food estimated to double by the year 2050, the need to prioritise wellbeing of the farmer has become even more crucial.
The Ghanaian farmer is a noble hard-worker, responsible for guarantying quality food supply to millions of households - but sadly, a crucial aspect of...
Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Dr. John Kofi Mensah has disclosed that the establishment of key institutions like the Ghana Incentive Based Risk Sharing Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has helped the bank invest more in the agricultural sector.
According to the ADB MD, since 2018 the bank has...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr. Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has hinted at conclusive discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo to increase the price of cocoa in the coming months this year.
Currently, government buys one bag of cocoa beans from farmers at GH¢515.
The CEO said since the...
It explored digital responses that can be quickly deployed to address the disruptions to food systems, caused by COVID-19
Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and transform the sector, speakers at a webinar jointly hosted by the FAO Investment...
Physical interactions are less desired as cases of the COVID-19 pandemic surge in many countries. This has the potential to limit farmers' access to inputs and extension support services, which play a major role in enhancing farm-level productivity and improve farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. Under the Next Generation Cocoa...
As part of strategies to hasten revival of the economy following negative impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has rolled out a programme that supports young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to tap into the international market.
The Youth in Export Programme, which is in...
Success is for the daring. It is only those who are ready to press on in life that can succeed in any endeavour. That is what has accounted for the success of a young poultry farmer in Tamale, capital of the Northern Region in Ghana. He started life as...