The Chief Executive Officer of mining firm Golden Star Resources (GSR), Andrew Wray, has hinted at plans of certifying produce from its plantation - Golden Star Oil Palm Plantation (GSOPP) - to allow for increased export prospects and consequently more income for host communities.
Established in 2006 under the Alternative...
Work done by commodity price monitoring and agricultural research firm, Esoko has revealed that the gains chalked with the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) were swept away by the age-old agriculture challenge, Post-Harvest-Loses (PHL).
According to Esoko, for the five years the government initiative has been...
The Board and Management of the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) are extremely delighted to be part of this auspicious and memorable occasion, today, Tuesday, 10th August, 2021; an occasion which signifies the positive impact that Ghana Export –Import Bank has made in its financing of viable start up projects...
When I cut vegetables I don’t see blue seeds so why are the seeds we are planting blue?
This is a question asked by Mina a student of the Unique Child International School during our school gardening stop at her school. And I am sure a lot more are...
A roundtable on cocoa hosted by Solidaridad West Africa has ended with a strong call on the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to take urgent steps to mend the reputational damage that has arisen from the deliberate anti-slavery marketing approach used by chocolate manufacturers in Europe.
The call was...
The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), the main supplier of seed inputs to government’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has warned that its members may soon be forced to hit the streets to demand payment for seeds supplied under the programme.
According to the association,...
The continuous rise in food prices, especially, in the northern part of the country, has shot overall inflation up again in July, making it the highest rate since April 2021, data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown.
According to the data released yesterday, July recorded inflation rate of...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened a rice processing factory at Savelugu in the Northern Region to help boost rice production in the country.
The GH¢7.3 million, including the cost of factory building, processing plant and machinery, office, office equipment and a pickup vehicle to help create job opportunities...
Former Senior Researcher, Crop Research Institute (CRI), Dr. Kwesi Offei Bonsu, has stated that the agriculture sector is struggling and under growing because there is no connection between what they do and research materials that guide operations to deliver maximum yields.
According to him, there are so much research materials...
Agrihouse Foundation in partnership with the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) have slated Tuesday, October 19 to Thursday, October 21 of this year, as dates for the 11th Pre-harvest Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference.
This year’s edition, which is on theme “Working Together to Improve Market Channels for Agri-foods Beyond the...