The Trade commissioner for Italian Trade Agency, Alessandro Gerbino, has said efforts by government through the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative are a clear indication of how public policies are targetted toward creating more value in agriculture.
Mr. Gerbino said the PFJ initiative shows clearly the priority of...
A GH¢50million credit warehouse receipt financing (WRF) scheme for smallholder farmers across the country by the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is creating value and offering fair pricing mechanisms to farmers against middlemen and buyers from neighbouring countries, the Exchange has said.
The credit, which is established in collaboration with the...
Experts at the 9th Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) have enlightened youth and women on the business opportunities which exist in agriculture, and the need to seek opportunities that exist in the agribusiness space.
According to the team of agribusiness experts, agriculture outputs are essentials that individuals need -...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has assured that new data made available to government by researchers will help to enhance transparency and improve the reach of farm produce such as seedlings and fertiliser to farmers.
According to him, the non-existence of reliable data in the...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is anticipating a minimum 10 percent budgetary allocation to the agriculture sector in the 2022 budget. PFAG said its expectation is justified by the sector’s resilience during the pandemic against other sectors of the economy.
“COVID-19 has highly impacted many sectors, but agriculture...
Throughout Ghana’s history, agriculture has been recognized as the most important sector, employing half of the country’s population while at the same time contributing significantly to the economy. A quarter of the country’s entire GDP depends on crops such as cocoa, maize, yams, and cassava. It is a known...
Let’s Go Farming season 2 is almost here and on our screens via TV3.
Now, let’s look at the key planning stages for our schools which want to want to work on their school gardens (don’t forget to share/record your every stage of your school garden – photography).
Schools’ planning steps
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A non-governmental agricultural capacity building, innovation and project management organization, Agrihouse Foundation, and the Brazil Embassy in Ghana have met prospective participants in the agriculture sector for the upcoming 29th edition of Agrishow in Brazil.
The event will take place from the April 25-29, 2022, in the city of Ribeirão...
Following over four years of field investigations, crew interviews and satellite tracking, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has published a comprehensive report analysis of China’s distant water fleet and its impact on fishing vessels around the world.
The report said fishing vessels around the world - from Russia to China...
The West African Regional Director of YARA, Mr. Danquah Addo-Yobo, has underscored the resilience and incredible achievements of the 17 women farmers with disabilities who have been nominated for ‘Gold in the Soil Awards’ this year.
He said while their presence in the awards scheme and at the Women in...