The average Ghanaian farmer would have to fully embrace alternatives to make a living and sustain their families as inorganic fertiliser prices keep soaring. The unfortunate situation cropping up is a worry to many farmers as some are likely to fold up and others have resorted to reducing their...
With an estimated 44.7% of the workforce employed in the agriculture sector, farming, forestry and fisheries are not only central parts of Ghana’s economy but are key parts of society. Many of the individuals employed in the sector are smallholder farmers, producing a wide variety of products, from coconuts...
Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited has donated GH¢25,000 to the Ministry of Food And Agriculture with the aim to support the upcoming 38th National Farmers Day. The donation is to support the Ministry in awarding the individual who would emerge as the best crop farmer for this year’s event. The General Executive...
Stakeholders in the financial sector have convened in Accra at a public-private dialogue to discuss practical ways to improve access to trade finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The public-private dialogue (PPD), which was organised by a leading research and public policy think tank - CUTS...
The members of the Rotary Club of Accra Ridge; as part of their mission to provide service to others, embarked on a two-day medical outreach to provide essential primary health care to the indigenes of Kotoso and surrounding communities of Anyinasi, Bonjrasi, Nkwantanie and Bumpatah in the Kwahu East...
Government will continue its investment in the four previously selected priority areas for allocations under the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) for the next three years, 2023-2025, the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for 2023 has revealed. This is in line with provisions of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA)...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun enforcement of VAT compliance at stone and sand quarry sites across the country, with the aim of shoring-up revenue to meet its GH¢80.3billion tax target for the year. The Authority says its ongoing activity forms part of a series of enforcement to be...
Government is targetting to save about US$3billion in foreign exchange yearly from the proposed gold for oil barter policy, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed. The policy seeks to accumulate domestically mined gold in exchange for finished petroleum products, which he explains will reduce demand for foreign exchange to...
The current economic conditions pose a critical challenge to any senior manager or board member in the country, as they struggle to lift corporate Ghana from the economic meltdown’s negative effects, said Ken Ashigbey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications,. Given the times in which these...
Following weeks of hard work and exuberance exhibited by 108 Junior and Senior High School students across the country in this year’s School Farm Competition, the programme came to an end with an award ceremony organised by Blue Skies with support from Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) on November 24,...