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...
Fisherfolks who disregard directives and still go fishing during the closed season will be dealt with by the law, Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hawa Koomson, has cautioned.
According to the minister, despite all the efforts and measures made to rescue the country’s depleting fisheries sector - key among them...
Abanga Farms & Food Systems Limited, a Ghanaian agricultural-based company, has taken delivery of the first consignment of top-quality beef from MEATCO, the Namibian meat producing and exporting company to distribute in Ghana. It is the first of its kind between the SADC and ECOWAS regions.
At a ceremony on...
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank PLC, Dr. John Kofi Mensah, has hailed the Ghana Incentive-based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending Scheme’s (GIRSAL) introduction as a major game-changer for agricultural lending in the country.
According to Dr. Kofi Mensah, introducing GIRSAL into the agricultural lending space will further...
The Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) is pledging a capital injection of GH¢2billion from now till 2027 in support of financial institutions’ lending to players in the agricultural sector.
Speaking at the relaunch of the company’s operations and introduction of a Stakeholder Convening and Advocacy Platform in...
Mastercard and Ecobank Group have partnered to connect millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard’s Farm Pass – a digital platform that makes it safer and easier for farmers to sell their produce at a fair price.
Under the partnership, Ecobank will extend the reach and impact of...
Three hundred women farmers, women-led agribusiness and women farmers living with disabilities have taken part in the 4th edition of Women in Food and Agricultrual Leadership Forum (WOFAGRIC) and the Gold in Soil Awards in Takoradi.
The two-day training forum on the theme: ‘Agriwoman: grow-recover-stand out’ discussed technical and field...
It is important to state that in developing countries like Luxembourg, with a GDP of more than US$70billion, insurance penetration as at 2017 was 38.8 percent. This is followed by countries like Hong Kong/China and Ireland with an insurance penetration rate of 17.9 percent and 13.6 percent respectively. In...
