A vegetable farmer sits on his land. Vrinda Khushu/Wikimedia Commons
The Green Revolution – the introduction of new higher yielding seed varieties, increased use of fertiliser, irrigation and other mechanisation introduced since the 1960s – brought about a great increase in crop yields in some countries in the Global...
The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, according to a draft of a U.S. government-sponsored report seen by Reuters.
More than 2 million children worked in the sector last season...
There are those who dread the idea of going into farming. For some, it will never be part of their career options in life. For others, they fear they can never make enough money from it to take care of their needs and their families’. But one lady has...
Innovation is what is driving today’s world. That is why businesses are told to innovate or die. One area where innovation is really needed on our continent is the agriculture sector and a lot of startups are trying in this regard. This week, the B&FT’s Inspiring Startups caught up...
As the country’s economy recorded impressive growth of 8.5 percent in 2017, the highest ever in five years, the sector that has been touted as the economy’s backbone—agriculture—continues to see its contribution to GDP decline.
The sector’s contribution to GDP in 2017 dropped from the 18.9 percent recorded in 2016...
Nearly half of the businesses that are expected to start operations under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) will focus mainly on agro-processing.
According to the Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay: “About 46 percent of the businesses that are bankable are agro-processing companies; and we shouldn’t be surprised,...
A sustainable solution to the dwindling fortunes of agriculture will require a comprehensive national strategy that will outlive political parties in government, Dr. Jerry Kombat Monfant, an economic strategist and President of MBIC Group of Accountants and Business Advisors, has said.
“I am of the view that we must have...
The price of imported fresh tomatoes has sharply increased, as traders now have to travel up north to neighbouring Burkina Faso to buy fresh tomatoes for sale on the local market.
This perennial shortage of the vegetable and reliance on Ghana’s northern neighbour to meet local demand for the commodity...
Local producers can’t meet demand
Low investment contains growth
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Rev. John Manu, has called for investment in research to identify products that could be commercialised from oil palm, as the demand for the cash crop and allied...
… as he launches 8th Annual Pre-Harvest Agribusiness Conference and Exhibition
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Dr. Nurah Gyiele, has said there is a need to increase both public and private sector investments in the agriculture sector if the country is to sustain growth of the sector - which...