About five (5) months ago, Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) - an authority under the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation - published a notice inviting public comments on whether it should approve the country’s first genetically modified crop, the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea or beans.
The gazette...
When the world market price of cocoa sees an increase, it is expected that the cocoa farmer feels the positive impact as a major stakeholder in the cocoa production value chain, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Eric Opoku, has noted.
Commenting on the producer price...
Data from the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) indicate that support of universal banks toward agribusiness finance remains insignificantly low at 4 percent.
This, according to the Bank, calls for action and maximum desire for financial institutions to intervene in agriculture value chain financing in order to position the sector to...
Chief Executive for the Sagnerigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern Region, Ahmed Mohammed Yakubu, has bemoaned the lack of land for large scale agricultural plantations in the municipality.
The situation, according to him, is due to rapid urbanisation which had caught up with most parts of the municipality which used...
Happy National Farmers' Day to our hardworking farmers and fishermen across the 16 regions of Ghana. We are proud of you for all the hard work you do to make our nation great and strong.
Your work is most critical to our very survival, yet not always paying the highest...
Local pig farmers are in danger of being pushed out of business as the country officially opens its borders to large quantities of imported pork and meat products from the United States of America.
Per a market access report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Ministry of...
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...
…one backyard garden at a time
Backyard farming is becoming increasingly popular in Ghana again, and the benefits cannot be underrated. First and foremost, it allows individuals to have access to fresh, healthy produce.
Instead of relying on mass-produced, often genetically modified, and heavily processed food from grocery stores, individuals can...
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) is hoping to secure trade partnership deals and direct investment opportunities with Turkish businesses in the areas of agro-processing technology and technical skills transfer.
With Turkey’s economy being among the world's leading producers of agricultural products, automotive and transportation equipment, the CAG says it...
Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA), a farmer-based organization, has paid a total of GH¢ 9.2 million in premiums to their farmers across the country.
The cash premium also known as the ‘sustainability differential’ formed part activities under the Rainforest Alliance Certification Programme.
The sustainability differential is an additional mandatory cash earned by...