This year's Ghana Youth Agriculture Summit is expected to redirect focus of the youth to see value in agriculture to reduce poverty, unemployment and to create sustainable wealth, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Agricwealth, and convenor of Ghana Youth Agriculture Summit Rev.Evans Kyere Mensah has said.
According to him, agriculture is...
Entrepreneurship is often associated with individualism, risk-taking, and innovation in today's fast-paced world.
While these traits are undoubtedly essential for any successful venture, the critical role of the community in fostering entrepreneurial success must be considered.
In reflecting on the recent MIG Business Forum and the exciting initiatives discussed,...
A number of companies in Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC).
These companies, numbering about 10, are in the Thailand rice value chain; and this is in relation with the Ghana-Thailand Rice Project.
The companies, which cut across the rice value chain...
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture (in charge of Crops), Mr. Yaw Addo Frimpong, has called on Thai rice value chain players to come and invest in Ghana.
The deputy minister made the appeal at the Thailand-Ghana Business Conference on Sunday, March 19, 2023, which brought together captains of Thailand...
The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong-Addo will be delivering the Keynote motivational address at the opening ceremony of this year’s sixth Agricultural Students Career Guidance and Mentorship Dialogue Bootcamp (AG-STUD AFRICA), organized by Agrihouse Foundation.
Scheduled to take place in Accra at the GNAT Hall, this year’s...
Rice has become one of the staple foods consumed by indigenes of Ghana. Over the years, rice has become essential to Ghana’s agriculture and economy as it accumulates nearly 15 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
The rate at which rice is produced locally in Ghana is less than the...
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture – in charge of Crops, Yaw Addo Frimpong, has urged investors in the Thailand rice value chain to take up investment opportunities in Ghana's rice industry.
He said such an investment will mutually benefit both Thailand and Ghana, adding that the former has the...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Asian African Consortium (AAC), Mrs. Adelaide Araba Agyepong, has stressed the need for an all hands on deck approach to make the President’s vision of boosting rice production in Ghana a reality.
She said the vision of ending rice importation in Ghana goes...
The sustainable growth of the agricultural sector is critical in driving economic transformation, deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has said.
With Ghana’s population estimated to increase by 4.3million people between 2022 and 2027, he said a well-developed agricultural industry will continue to...
Trade data obtained from the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) suggests the country imported some US$1.17billion worth of oil palm between 2019 and 2021, a commodity which can be produced locally.
OPDAG President, Samuel Avaala, says lack of best practices in production and milling is causing the state...