Cocoa marketing company Fludor Ghana Limited, a member of the Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, in collaboration with non-profit organisation VisionSpring has conducted eye screening and distributed free glasses to cocoa farmers in Ghana.
This is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility effort to support the eradication of vision...
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...
stakeholders validate key findings and recommendations
GIRSAL, through its Agriculture Stakeholder Convening and Advocacy Platform (ASCAP), has held a stakeholder validation workshop to substantiate findings from an assessment of the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (FSP) to ascertain its effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.
The ASCAP initiative launched last year aims at bringing...
The government remains committed and on course with initiatives geared toward promoting food sufficiency and boosting agricultural development under the GhanaCARES programme, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has said.
During the 2023 mid-year budget presentation, he highlighted the role of the Economic Enclaves Project (EEP), among other efforts, in addressing...
In a significant move to boost agricultural financing in Ghana, GIRSAL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CalBank PLC to strengthen the bank's capability to handle and finance agricultural businesses, primarily by facilitating the establishment of an effective agribusiness unit dedicated to processing agricultural loan applications.
This strategic...
The round is led by Liechtenstein Group with participation by Hamilton Lane and Natural Ventures
N-Drip Ltd. - the fast-growing Israel-based AgTech company with a revolutionary irrigation technology -has closed on a US$44million C round, which may be extended due to investor demand.
Investors include the Liechtenstein Group, Hamilton Lane and...
In recent years, the country has been facing significant challenges in maize production due to irregular rainfall patterns; with extreme rainfall events being a major contributor to the failure of crops, according to a report by the Statistics Research and Information Directorate (SRID) of the Ministry of Food and...
Water for irrigation and agriculture activities at the Dawhenya Irrigation Facility is believed to have been heavily polluted - posing serious challenges to greenhouse and controlled environment farming within the enclave.
Deputy Director of Agri Impact - an agribusiness consulting firm, Juliana Asante Dartey, who spoke to B&FT said the...
The country’s agricultural sector could see sustained growth if more tax-friendly policies are introduced, with data much more centralised and made available to all players, Dr. Yaw Osei-Asare, Agriculture Economist and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana with the Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Department has said.
Speaking to...
The Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has exported its first chili in commercial quantity after the company piloted production of the vegetable within a controlled greenhouse environment in Accra.
GIRSAL indicated that the initiative was to develop a business case to attract commercial financing into the country’s...