The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced that remedial measures are being pursued to tackle the re-emergence of the ‘dreadful’ fall armyworm (FAW), reported to have already affected some farms in about four regions of the country.
It observed that unlike other invasive pests which have acclimatised to...
As the perceived low-hanging investment fruit like the oil and gas as well as the energy sector have caused high impairment to the banks, resulting in liquidity challenges, it has become prudent for financial institutions to turn their attention to investing in agribusiness as the best available alternative, Raymond...
Farmers urged to adopt good agricultural practices, appropriate agro-chemicals for increased sustainable productivity.
Also, they should use the appropriate planting materials that will make their work easy and ensure good yields.
Mrs. Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, Country Lead of Modelez International Cocoa Life, said this at the handing-over of motorised pruners to...
Building ‘farm to fork’ agricultural capacity, showcasing sustainable and advanced farming solutions
Ghana’s agriculture, aquaculture and agro-processing sectors will benefit from the first comprehensive Value-Added Agriculture Expo to be staged in Ghana, when Reed Exhibitions brings the event to Accra in August, 2018.
The Value-Added Agriculture Expo West Africa will be...
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has said it will launch its flagship ‘Aquaculture for Food and Jobs’ programme by end of May, in a bid to boost local fish production to meet increasing demand.
The programme, which is in response to growing concerns over Ghana’s depleting fish...
A French Parliamentarian and former Agriculture Minister, Stephane Le Foll, is making a strong case for ecological agriculture which replaces chemical fertilisers with natural methods such as intercropping - a practice that African farmers have utilised successfully for centuries.
It is not uncommon to see maize farmers intercropping with beans...
Asian farmers are growing rice and rearing fish in the same fields to increase their income and reduce weeds, while Ghanaians are using crop residues as compost to boost yields.
Such eco-farming techniques could deliver nutritious, environmentally friendly food for a growing world, increase farmers’ earnings and make farms more...
Despite an extended government ban on illegal mining and deployment of a joint task force to curb the menace, ‘galamsey’ activities along communities on the River Pra are still prevalent and slowing down efforts to help regain Ghana’s depleting fish stock.
David Koomson, the Shama District co-management committee chairman said,...
Fisheries Advisor for the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), Kofi Agbogah, has called for the Fisheries Act to be amended to help support the Co-management Policy that has been identified globally as an international best practice in fisheries management.
“Fisheries Co-management is a strategy for managing Common Pool Resources, whereby...
Although 80 percent of the farming activities undertaken in the country are by smallholder farmers, government interventions in the agriculture sector do not target them, a research on Smallholder Farmer and Food Systems in Ghana has revealed.
The research, conducted in four regions of the country - namely the Northern,...