Newage Agric Solutions has begun a journey to create 145,000 dignified jobs for youth, women and persons with disability, with women constituting 70 percent of it. This is being done through the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) programme - a co-created, consortium-managed project in partnership with...
About US$150million has been earmarked by the World Bank as funding for its West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) phase-two project in Ghana, Chad and Sierra Leone.
More than one million people are expected to benefit from the five-year project, which seeks to strengthen food systems and risk management...
The Adansi Rural Bank PLC at Fomena in the Adansi North district of Ashanti Region has donated farm inputs as well as electro-domestic products and other items valued at GH¢30,000 to two municipal assemblies and 6 districts in the Ashanti Region.
This donation forms part of the bank’s corporate social...
Access Bank Ghana continues to demonstrate leadership in promoting women initiatives under its flagship programme for women, the ‘W’ Initiative.
The bank is extending finance and world-class business training as well as mentorship to women owned businesses in the agriculture value chain, as part of the 2023 Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton competition.
Originally...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Feed the Future (FTF) Ghana Policy LINK Activity, is set to offer year-long assistance to Charity Akortia, recognized as the 2023 National Best Farmer, and Edith Akosah Wheatland, honored as the National Best Female Farmer.
Additionally, 18 other female award...
as its rehabilitation efforts bear fruit
US$6.8 mn invested, over 900ha successfully reclaimed
Mining, if responsibly done is not antithetical to agriculture but rather complementary, and the efforts of Gold Fields (Ghana) Limited are verifiable proof of this, a senior environmental officer at the mining behemoth, Desmond Asare, has...
In the wake of the Akosombo Dam spillage, the Ghana Rice Federation underscores the dire situation faced by rice farmers whose fields were inundated.
These farmers are in critical need of financial aid and additional support, such as soil testing, to swiftly revive their livelihoods.
In a statement, the Federation notes...
In a momentous occasion at the Ketu South Municipal Assembly's 2023 Farmers Day celebration, Governance Africa Foundation (GAfF) stood out by winning the award for Best Institution engaged in Agriculture. The recognition was a testament to GAfF's unwavering commitment to agricultural development through their flagship program, Schools and Home...
Deputy Director of Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Prudence Attipoe, has underscored the National Electronic Traceability System and Early Warning Mechanism’s relevance.
Following a ban on the EU importation of chilli pepper, bottle gourd, luffa gourd, bitter gourd and eggplant...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has officially inaugurated the Siriboe Institute of Agribusiness and Skills Development at Bomfa in the Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region.
The brain behind the facility is the 2022 National Best Farmer, Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe I, who is the Akyempimhene of the Juaben Traditional Council....
