as input credit replaces input subsidy under PFJ1
Phase two of the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ2.0) will create 210,000 new farm-related jobs annually over the next four years, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said.
“This does not include other jobs along the agricultural value chains estimated at an...
As part of its efforts to help bring clarity on GM technology in Ghana and the status of work done on a GM product (PBR Cowpea) within CSIR Ghana and other challenges, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) held a workshop in Accra, Ghana, to which discussed Genetically...
As climate change effects reduce yields
The majority of farmers in Northern Ghana earned less than GH₵500 per crop season from their respective food crop cultivation, deepening poverty levels and widening inequality, a new research by the Institute of Climate and Environmental Governance (ICEG) has revealed.
The report, which...
as youth representation stands at 5%
A recent study by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has shown youth representation in agriculture and farming is less than five percent of the population.
The study, according to the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture (Crops), Yaw Frimpong Addo, revealed that...
The Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) and its partners have hosted an Agricultural Innovation for Africa (AIA) Conference, a platform that ignites transformational dialogue to share insights on propelling food security and innovation within Ghana's vibrant agribusiness sector for youth and agri-MSMEs.
The inaugural AIA conference, held under the theme ‘Empowering Youth Start-ups & Agri-MSMEs: Advancing Food Security through...
Although the European Union’s (EU) ban on Ghana’s vegetable export was lifted in 2017, its impact is still being felt in production and export.
Before the ban – which was caused by non-compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, Ghana was the largest exporter of fresh chili to the United Kingdom...
The US Government, through the USAID-supported Feed the Future Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture (USAID MFA) Activity, under the COVID-19 Relief and Resilience Challenge Fund, is assisting to expand pineapple production in the Ashanti Region to create jobs, especially for the youth and women, and produce raw material for...
The Deputy Minister of food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has advised the Ghana Association of Female Agricultural and Fish Farmers Award Winners (GAFAFAW) to register members of the association as aggregators for the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative.
The deputy minister made this...
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has hinted that the cabinet is currently deliberating on the possibility of granting tax exemptions for the importation of agricultural inputs.
“The problem is, when prices go up, no matter what we do, our businesses are unwilling to bring prices down and...
Key Messages
An increased global population is a major threat to food sustainability, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
It is critical for stakeholders to pursue sustainable agricultural performance that is based on achieving a balance between environmental protection, economic growth and social development.
Leveraging digital technologies in agri-food supply...