Today, August 6, women-led B2B Enterprise Development Agency, ScaleUp Africa, will virtually host its inaugural Pan-African Business Festival- ‘IGNITE’ set to promote access to enterprise growth resources for entrepreneurs of African Descent, globally.
The festival is poised to nurture closer economic ties and opportunities for youth and women-led small businesses...
The persistence of the organizers of the annual Women in Food & Agriculture Leadership Training Forum & Expo (WOFAGRIC) and The Gold In The Soil Awards comes off today when the much awaited women targeted event opens at the Golden Bean Hotel, Kumasi.
With the theme, Transforming and Sustaining Women...
Prudential Life Insurance has announced a partnership with three institutions; United Way Ghana, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the School of Languages, University of Ghana to fund projects that are set to impact over 23,000 Ghanaians.
United Way Ghana is bringing together local expertise in the fields of education,...
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Managing Director of Eco Index Agro Solutions Limited - the sole distributor of begreen organic fertiliser, Dr. Emmanuel Moses, has called for nationwide adoption and use of organic fertilisers to among others revitalise the ‘soil ecosystem’ while boosting productivity for farmers.
He observed...
The Ministry for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has distributed 300 outboard motors to fishermen in the Western Region.
With these subsidized outboard motors, the government and fishermen share the cost equally and it is to support the livelihood of the fishers and the fishing communities
Mrs. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister for...
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new agricultural inputs and investment in agri-tech and logistics networks.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 265m people globally could face acute food insecurity by...
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on government and all political parties to help empower the local seed industry by providing an enabling environment and logistical support to ensure that Ghana is seed sufficient.
The CSOs believe that government and political parties can, through their manifestos and policies, safeguard input...
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new agricultural inputs and investment in agri-tech and logistics networks.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 265m people globally could face acute food insecurity by...
The socio-economic throes of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to bite hard with no end in sight yet.
As it has been opined widely by economic experts, life must continue nonetheless to prevent businesses from withering away.
For an important sector like agriculture, this position is even more crucial and must be...
The implementation of government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ (PFJ) has increased jobs creation by over 2.28 million in the agricultural value chain, between 2017 and 2019, Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said.
According to him, available data collated on the PFJ, based on “empirical estimation” from the...