Modern agriculture requires a liberal use of technology and Ghana is towing that path already-howbeit insufficiently. In the area of agrochemical use, Ghana has made significant inroads with a vibrant industry that continues to grow.
With new entrants that consistently enter the agrochemical industry fray with an array of products,...
Government has allocated GHȼ1billion to the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) as part of implementing the second phase of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ 2.0).
This is in line with efforts to implement the Economic Enclaves Project (EEP) - aimed at improving the country’s food security while reducing rising food...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said rehabilitation work is ongoing to operationise dilapidated and abandoned cattle ranches, as part of immediate measures to address the perennial clashes between crop farmers and nomadic herdsmen.
Presenting the State of the Nation Address to the 275-member Legislature yesterday, the President said: “We...
Agricwealth Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the first-ever Africa Agriculture Investment Summit at Cineworld, The O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX.
The summit is to unite industry stakeholders in a collective effort to explore the immense untapped agricultural potential in the country.
Additionally, the summit, which is...
...fears food security will be affected
Importers of agro-input suppliers have called for government through the Ministry of Finance to urgently heed to their request to grant special tax exemption on the importation of their products, so they can enjoy some respite in the process to clear their goods from...
Chief Executive of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, has called for digitalisation in the agriculture sector in order to make it more attractive for the youth to help reduce graduate unemployment.
According to Dr. Sarpong, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's economy was running at...
AgriConnect Ghana, a collaboration between the SOFTtribe and the Mastercard Foundation, began delivering laptop computers to students at the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on February 5, 2024.
Over 1,000 students have received their laptops and...
Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi has Parliament that government has so far expended about GH₵10m on insecticides procurement in a bid to combat the Fall armyworm(FAW) outbreaks throughout the country.
He told Members of Parliament, when he was asked a question by Member of Parliament for...
The Managing Director of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah, has said he believes with the bank’s commitment Ghana will become self-sufficient in poultry production by 2022.
Speaking at a poultry value chain stakeholders’ meeting, where a loan facility of GH¢23.2million was presented to six players in the...
The office of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, in partnership with Agrihouse Foundation, has announced the kick-off of their ‘It is Possible’ Agribusiness development-training programme targetted at the youth of Ghana.
The 3-day intensive and practical Agricultural Capacity Building and Business Set-Up Roadshow (NAGRICA) tagged – It’s Possible – carried out a...