The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has procured some 6,000 assorted fishing nets valued at about GH₵6million for distribution at a subsidised cost to artisanal fishermen across the various fishing communities in the country.
The fishing nets, which are expected to be distributed soon, with the opening of...
With the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries’ voting in favour of a new European Union (EU) law to prohibit the import of fisheries products linked with forced labour, the country risks being punished for such violations.
The new law, which was passed July 19, 2023, is meant to effectively address...
While two sectors, industry and services, were decimated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as they experienced contraction of 5.7 percent and 2.6 percent respectively, agriculture rather saw a growth of 2.5 percent in the second quarter, according to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
The agriculture...
As a majority of the world’s capture fisheries sector remains over-exploited, with the situation not different in Ghana, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry has said plans are underway to start value addition to fisheries products.
Sector Minister Madam Mavis Hawa Koomson disclosed this, saying: “With the number of fleets increasing,...
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has stated that Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is threatening the sustainability of fisheries and affecting efforts to rebuild depleted fish stocks, hence plans are far advanced to acquire boats for increasing vigilance in the country’s waters to...
The role of women in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector is vital in providing household nutrition and food security. In terms of livelihoods or labour force, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation’s State of the Worlds Fisheries and Aquaculture Report of 2022 estimated that women accounted...
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Ministry (MoFAD) is currently engaging stakeholders to focus and explore fish hatcheries that produce genetically improved fish breeds to augment existing depleting stocks in the country’s waters, sector minister Mavis Hawa Koomson has disclosed.
The minister was speaking to B&FT at the launch of Aquaculture...
outlines efforts to prevent diversion of premix fuel
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Attah, announced that the first phase of the Anomabo Fisheries College project in the Central Region of Ghana has been completed.
As a result, the enrollment and training of students will commence by the end of this...
The Minister of Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah has led a delegation comprising, the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministerial Advisory Board, Mrs. Mabel Sagoe, Officials from the Ministry of Transport as well as the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to inspect current works at...
The Secretary of the National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), Mr. Richster Nii Amarh Amarfio has indicated that despite the successes that have been chalked in the fisheries sector in Ghana, a lot more needs to be done in order to build a robust industry.
He emphasized that the sector needs people who will think...