Agrihouse Foundation chalked another grand success with the timely and colourful execution of the 2nd edition of the Ghana Chicken Festival (GHACHICK), which came off in Accra at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Ridge.
Annually, the event aims to promote the consumption and patronage of local poultry products, and create...
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah, has said the bank is ready to partner religious bodies to venture into Agriculture.
According to Dr. Kofi Mensah, religious organisations should take advantage of government intervention programmes like Planting for Food and Jobs, Planting for...
Fairtrade Foundation has published a new report revealing key insights into factors that can either enable or jeopardise the ability of Fairtrade-certified cocoa co-operatives in Ghana to create and fairly distribute positive benefits to their farmer members.
Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations, the report has been...
A report evaluating the work of AGRA in Ghana has commended the organization for its contribution to improving agriculture in the country.
The report by US-based data science company Mathematica, assessed the impact of AGRA’s Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) initiative. It concluded that the public policy...
With the right reform in our agricultural sector, we can grow the economy, create more jobs and attain food security. And while government has achieved and continues to achieve significant gains toward this vision, we can’t do it alone; but we need to ensure these partnerships are fit for...
Revenue generation and sources of development funding are the most topical issues dominating public discourses today in Ghana. Various development stakeholders are therefore required to assist policy-makers in search of innovative solutions to the nation's economic and financial heartaches.
It is against this background that some of us, working in...
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 Juaben Oil Mill Limited (JOML) at Juaben in the Ashanti Region has made a significant stride in its quest to meet international standards, as it has attained a Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Supply Chain Certificate, as part of efforts in enhancing sustainability in the production of...
Investments in modern agriculture technology must involve the arts and science of farming, relying heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) and latest know-how to ensure Ghana’s food security, lawyer and agriculture entrepreneur, Richard Nunekpeku has proposed.
Modern agriculture, according to Mr. Nunekpeku, is about technology and AI which enable farmers to...
Given that agriculture consumes 70 percent of global water resources, it has become imperative for farming communities to change water use in agriculture to help solve the looming global water shortage.
One of the ways to do this, is the adoption of drip irrigation, which is an efficient and economical...