Local poultry farmers must be guaranteed a 40 percent market share, while a sector regulator must be established to check the activities of players, the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has proposed. The regulator’s role, it said, could check hatcheries - producers of day-old chicks - to the...
Government must consider the setting up of an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate the production and marketing of agricultural products so as to attract the needed investment into the sector. “We need an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate sector’s trade, and also the production and market aspects. We need to...
Youth Think Tank, a youth-led research initiative of the Mastercard Foundation, has launched an agri-food system research report aimed at building inclusive agricultural technologies for young people. 14 African youth researchers presented findings on barriers and opportunities to the creation of agricultural technologies, their promotion, and uptake by young people...
Local poultry farmers must be guaranteed a 40 percent market share, while a sector regulator must be established to check the activities of players, the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has proposed. The regulator’s role, it said, could check hatcheries - producers of day-old chicks - to the...
The Board Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has hinted that COCOBOD is instituting measures to ensure that the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, at Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region, is given the necessary support in order to offer the best quality health service delivery. He said that...
Park Agrotech Ghana Limited has launched a high-potency poultry feed range, ‘Lay More’, onto the market to help farmers increase poultry yield. “Today we have launched the ‘Lay More’ range of poultry feed for layer birds. There are five different grades of feed which have been launched, each for a...
Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, has launched a high potency poultry feed range, Lay More, onto the market to help farmers increase poultry yield. “Today we have launched the “Lay More” range of poultry feed for layer birds. There are five different grades of feed which have been launched, each for...
The country is yet to tap into the US$5.8bn organic fertiliser market, though most of the organic plants needed for its production abounds. The 2017 edition of the Fertiliser Statistics Overview of Ghana from 2013 to 2016 reveals that the country imported an average of 234,802mt of inorganic fertiliser -...
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised two seminars in cooperation with its Azerbaijan and Kenya representative offices which aimed to provide clarity and insight on existing requirements for halal meat and tea products that are imported into the UAE. Hosted on the sidelines of Gulfood 2018, the...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has today launched the much awaited ’10-year Cashew Development Policy’ as a move toward positioning cashew crop as an agriculture goldmine. According to the President who highlighted the importance of cashew production to the Ghanaian economy, cashew, together with other selected crops, can create...