Feed the Future Ghana Mobilising Finance in Agriculture (MFA), a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported initiative, is committing up to US$261million in loans to agribusinesses in order to expand financing for farmers in Ghana.
The money, according to the USAID and Feed the Future Ghana, is to enable...
Agricultural sector stakeholders from across the country have begun a four-day meeting in Accra to develop a revised Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan to help boost the country’s food security.
Officials from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), The African...
KGV Global, the sole distributors and consulting arm of Apex-10 -- the nation's sole distributor of fertilizer boosters in the West, North Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, has donated Apex10 organic fertilizers boosters to farmers in the Adoben Community, a suburb of Ghana's Central Region.
The donation forms part...
The economy spent over GH¢6.8billion (equivalent to US$560million at current market rates) importing rice, a grain that can be produced locally, last year.
While total rice consumption stood at 1.4 million metric tonnes in 2022, imports valued at US$560 million accounted for 800,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the consumption figure,...
Trade data obtained from the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) indicates that the country imported some US$1.17billion worth of oil palm between 2019 and 2021, a commodity which can be produced locally.
The association’s President, Samuel Avaala, told the B&FT that lack of best practices in production and milling is...
lauds Jospong Group, Komptec Euro30m partnership
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has invited investors from Austria to take advantage of Ghana's economic and political stability to invest in the country.
Speaking at a B2B session with the Austrian delegation led by the Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, in Accra under the...
Guzakuza, a social enterprise, has launched the 3rd edition of its African Women in Agribusiness Awards as part of the Women in Agribusiness Week (WAW) celebration.
Themed ‘Celebrating women blazing the African agribusiness trail’, the awards seek to recognise, reward and celebrate women in agribusinesses. The event will celebrate African women in agribusiness...
An export ban of non-basmati white rice to developing countries by India has raised concerns among stakeholders of possible rice import cuts to the country.
Last July, India - the world’s largest exporter of rice - banned the export of white rice in an effort to keep domestic prices in...
Podium Alimentos, the leading organization, that manages Brazil's largest International Cassava Fair (FIMAN), has announced a five-year partnership with Ghana’s Agrihouse Foundation, as its official franchise holders, for the promotion, facilitation and marketing of the annual International Fair in Brazil.
In a statement issued, the Owner of Podium Alimentos and...
Farmers Day in Ghana is a celebration that holds deep cultural significance, honoring the hard work, dedication, and resilience of the backbone of the nation—the farmers. It’s a day when the nation pauses to recognize the invaluable contributions of these unsung heroes who toil in the fields, ensuring that...