Experts at the 9th Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) have enlightened youth and women on the business opportunities which exist in agriculture, and the need to seek opportunities that exist in the agribusiness space.
According to the team of agribusiness experts, agriculture outputs are essentials that individuals need -...
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I am sure that most stakeholders in the Cocoa sector have heard about the “Lab-Grown Chocolate” project under trial in Switzerland.
This innovation which is been trialled as a possible solution to the “sustainability issues” raised in the cocoa sector has led to...
Endowed with almost 800 bird species, and huge potentials for birdwatching trade, Ghana is yet to boost that aspect of ecotourism and fully develop it for revenue generation purposes.
While there are at least, a birdwatching spot in every region in Ghana, the Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site, Ankasa Resource Reserve,...
When it comes to growing your own fruits and vegetables, tomatoes give you the biggest bang for your buck. Tomato plants come cheap, yield pounds of produce, and fit in even the smallest backyards or balconies. With that being said, you have to grow them under certain conditions to get perfect,...
The Agricultural Development Bank Limited (ADB) is to provide funding support to the Accra Anglican Dioceses for the development of a rubber plantation project.
The project, to be located on a 1,000 acres land at Assin Nsuta in the Central Region, is expected to create jobs and add about 1,535...
Savannah Golden Tree Limited (SGTL), an organisation committed to the development and promotion of shea, is exploring partnership options with Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to improve the shea gestation period and address the annual over 40 percent shea nut losses.
According to management of SGTL, over 40 percent of the...
Although the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is the largest free trade area since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and is worth US$3.4trillion, only a few firms in Ghana are aware of the agreement.
For instance, per research conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)...
For most farmers and food producers in Ghana, market linkage and accessibility remains a major concern. Without existing markets for agri-produce, farmers and agri-processors are consistently faced with challenges including post-harvest losses, poor financial situation; inability to pay back loans; family conflicts and challenges; mental and emotional discouragement, among...
Head of Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank, Abdul-Jaleel Hussein, has advised financial institutions to approach agriculture financing from a partnership perspective for a coordinated effort in driving growth in the sector. Abdul-Jaleel said this at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE), held in...
A seven-member reconstituted governing board of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has been inaugurated by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto to steer affairs of the company in order to ensure its profitability.
The Board, chaired by Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), includes the...