The USAID-supported Feed the Future Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture (MFA) Activity as of February 2023 had facilitated investments to the tune of $192.9 million into the agribusiness industry in Ghana.
The investments benefited 25,408 agribusinesses of which 54 per cent are female-led enterprises. The beneficiary agribusinesses operate in the...
feed cost up 137%
about 70% of farmers out of business
There is growing fear among rabbit farmers over a possible collapse of the industry due to rising cost of production.
Currently, farmers say feed alone constitutes about 80 percent of farm’s daily production cost, with the price of...
As we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), I doff my hat off to all women in Agriculture who have continuously overcome barriers and positioned themselves as key drivers of economic growth. Marking the day with the theme, “Embracing Equity,” it has become necessary to advance gender equality by raising...
The country needs an investment of US$10 billion to completely transform the entire agriculture value chain over the next ten years, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana, Anthony Serlom Morrison, has said.
The investment, which he says could be raised from both the public and private sector,...
Agro Kings Ltd has graduated 15 young women from the Women in Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, a four-week intensive training organised by Agro Kings in partnership with GIZ and the Sustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) programme.
The training equipped the young women with the skills and knowledge to pilot commercial drones,...
A climate Smart Change initiative to restore the vegetation cover and boost agricultural production in the Savannah Region has been initiated.
The initiative, which is being implemented by World Vision Ghana Project on Landscapes and Environment Agility across the Nation (LEAN), has been educating rural dwellers on the need to...
As part of effort to strengthen working relationships and collaborative efforts among queen mothers, traditional leaders and stakeholders in the agribusiness community, Agrihouse Foundation, last week, held the 5th edition of its annual ‘Gathering of the Royals and Stakeholders Meeting’ in Accra.
This year’s event was on the theme: ‘Championing...
LastMile, an initiative to train smallholder farmers in Africa on the prevention of animal diseases and leverage access to veterinary medicine, has reached more than 40,000 farmers in six countries.
The initiative aims to bridge the gap – ‘last mile’ – in access, availability and awareness of animal healthcare solutions...
TIAST Group, a manufacturer of industrial machines, has officially announced a new financial module aimed at providing swift financial support to agribusiness investors and entrepreneurs to establish agro-processing factories.
The financial leasing package aims to provide up to 80 percent of the total cost of fully automated agro-processing machines regardless...
Stakeholders within the fruit and vegetables value chain from all over the world will converge at the Rimini Event Centre, Italy, for this year’s edition of the Annual MacFrut Exhibition scheduled for May 3-5, 2023.
Macfrut is the international trade fair for the fruit and vegetables industry, a B2B event...