The Secretary General of General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Edward Kareweh has registered his displeasure about the usual way of celebrating farmers without any significant changes for the past years.
Mr. Kareweh, speaking to the B&FT, said that annual celebration of farmers’ day have been the same practice since its...
The Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), the humanitarian arm of Kosmos Energy, has kick-started a new initiative to build the capacity of start-ups in agricultural processing and its innovative technology space.
The programme, which is dubbed ‘AgriTech Challenge Pro Competition’, is an acceleration effort aimed at equipping existing start-ups with the...
following visit by Agric Minister
The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, has praised the National Best Farmer for 2021, 44-year-old Alhaji Mohammed Mashud, who hails from Mion District in the Northern Region.
He said the award was for the people of Dagbon, thus urging the youth in Dagbon...
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...
A key item of discussion here in Ghana is on the question of youth unemployment. Ghana, like many sub -Saharan African countries is afflicted / or blessed with what is described as the youth bulge. This means the majority of our growing populations are children and young adults.
Ordinarily, this...
Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd (JMTC) has handed over a YAMAHA Outboard Motor, Yamaha Water pumps and Yamaha Motorcycles to both the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the Ministry of Fisheries & Aquaculture Development towards the celebration of this year’s National Farmers Day.
Mr. Abdul-Somad Alhassan Musah, Assistant...
Broadspectrum Limited, an Information Communication Technology (ICT) company, has been awarded the Best Agritech/Agridata Company of the Year award at the 2021 Agribusiness Excellence Awards. Broadspectrum Limited was awarded for its contribution toward supporting the agriculture sector with advanced technology to increase productivity and efficiency.
Leveraging its connectivity and digital...
…as 65% of cocoa lands belong to those aged between 50-65
Land ownership and acquisition for cocoa cultivation by young people under age 30 who are interested in the commodity has become difficult, with major cocoa land owners falling within the 50-65 age bracket, a finding by the Agricultural Policy...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is set to resume his official regional working tour on Sunday with visits to the five regions in the northern part of the country.
The 13-day tour, which commences today, comes after a successful 'Farmers Day' celebrations held in the...
The Danquah Institute (DI), a political think-tank, has commended government for its various innovative initiatives and policies implemented in the agriculture sector, urging the youth to embrace these created opportunities for economic empowerment and self-sufficiency.
According to the institute, government’s decision to continue with the Planting for Food and Jobs...
