Thursday 31st March, 2022 will be recorded in the annals of Ghana’s forestry sector as one of its most remarkable days. On this day, the current Cabinet, at its 26th meeting, approved the conversion of 156 timber concessions and permits into Timber Utilisation Contracts (TUCs), introduced as a major...
It is no news that Ghana’s fisheries sector has been fraught with a myriad of challenges. These challenges according to experts are threatening the future of the sector.
Speaking to Eye on Port, Dr. Kamal Deen-Ali, the Team Lead at the Center for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) Africa, expressed...
As an agricultural company driven to feed the future while supporting global security, Agro Kings Ltd has shown an unwavering commitment to climate actions. From the use of solar energy on the farms, harvesting rainwater for irrigation to planting trees on the borders of the farm which serve as...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has authorised five Ghanaian soyabean-producing companies to export a recommended quantity of the commodity worth US$13.7million due to increasing demands from external markets.
Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who spoke exclusively to the B&FT, confirmed that the decision to grant...
The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative - has launched an innovative agricultural programme dubbed ‘Grains for Growth’ to transform Ghana’s grain market.
The programme will span the next three-and-a-half years, and aims to develop inclusive and economically viable grain-supply chains which will offer employment...
War drives large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils
World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March - to reach their highest levels ever as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the Food...
To ensure Ghana’s agricultural sector remains the strength and backbone of the national economy, there is an urgent need for youthful Ghanaians to start perceiving and considering the sector as a viable career path. For a very long time, negative perceptions and narrations about agriculture have kept many young...
The country needs to ban the export of some raw agro products that it has capacity to add value to, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has advocated.
Placing an embargo on all agro products that domestic manufacturers have capacity to add value to would correct the imbalance of trade,...
Today marks World Health Day which is under the theme: ‘Our planet our health’. The theme focuses on channelling global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and to foster a movement that encourages societies to prioritise our well-being.
This is in line with the...
The Madina Job Center operating in the Office of the member of parliament for the Madina Constituency is proud to announce its role as the implementing partner for the upcoming Youth and Women in Agriculture Project which is being organized in collaboration with LIPREC and the Australian High commission.
Phase...
