A rice-mill located at Kpekparigu-Kukuo in the Kumbungu district of the Northern Region - meant to facilitate the processing of local rice produced within the area - has been abandoned for years, checks by the B&FT have confirmed.
The mill, according to residents, has not been in operation for a...
await approval from National Biosafety Authority
Scientists at the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have submitted an application to the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for approval to release Ghana’s first genetically modified crop -Bt cowpea or beans - which has...
As Burkina Faso battles with one of the worst growing seasons in recent years, Ghana risks facing a tomato shortage as the former controls 90 percent of the commodity’s imports into the country.
The growing season in Burkina Faso, over the last two years, has been facing challenges owing to...
Globally, development partners remain integral stakeholders in national development. Development partners are usually considered third party organizations that share in the economic risks of development or commercialization of a target or product being developed or commercialized. In Ghana, Global Affairs Canada continues to be a formidable financial and technical...
as Ghana, Ivory Coast host global cocoa traders and chocolatiers
The current shortage of cocoa in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire for international market supply, and its resultant low pricing, is creating suspicions of global cocoa and chocolate traders’ deliberate attempts to perpetually keep the price of the commodity...
Growing up as children, most of our parents had home (backyard) gardens, and would usually take us there to weed and prune, among other farm practices. Mum would usually send us to get her ‘Nkontomire’ from the garden. Our elder brothers would also be asked to get some cassava...
through Cocoa Horizons, Beyond Chocolate, Aldi South, IDH partnership
Over 500 cocoa farmers in Ghana have been supported to obtain land rights documentation for their farms. This forms part of the Cocoa Household Income Diversification Project undertaken by Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Ltd. - a member of the Barry Callebaut...
Farmers in emerging markets are increasingly embracing sustainable agriculture
Technological innovation is allowing farmers to grow produce more efficiently
Regenerative agriculture aims to curb carbon emissions and increase yields
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and broader environmental concerns, many countries are looking to improve the...
The prevalence of phony and illegal agrochemicals on the Ghanaian market is a source of worry to stakeholders in the agricultural sector, with the CropLife Ghana warning that between 25 to 35 percent of imports into the country are fake or banned.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
as banks continue to ‘abandon’ sector
The Food and Agriculture Ministry (MoFA) is considering the prospect of recommending to Cabinet, the need to introduce an agriculture finance law to pursue banks to invest in the sector.
There is currently huge demands for agriculture credit in the country with a...
