The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), a farmer-based organisation, in collaboration with the Health Directorate has begun building the capacity of selected Agriculture Extension Officers across the country to understand the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVID-19 Safety Protocols, and adopt the knowledge acquired for the purpose of educating...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught Ghanaians many things, and among them is to plan for crisis situations.
A survey conducted by the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has revealed that companies which have Business Continuity Plans in place do so mainly to satisfy regulatory directives, rather than...
COVID-19 presents an opportunity for African countries to accelerate the shift towards a single market and for the continent to make a paradigm shift to be able to fend for itself and reduce its dependence on food imports.
One of the principal objectives of the AfCFTA is to expand intra-African...
The President’s long-awaited 10th COVID-19 address was delivered on Sunday, May, 31 and much to everyone’s expectation, some of the COVID-19 restrictions were eased, paving the way for a revival of the economy after a three-month long hiatus.
Restaurants, schools and religious events have been given the green light to...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said that one of the major goals of the GH¢1billion stimulus package is to afford businesses an opportunity to retain their human resource as a means to help reduce the number of layoffs that may ensue due to COVID-19 economic...
The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), which has 13 member-states and is based in Burkina Faso, has produced data that show West African traders of perishable produce and livestock have seen losses of 10% to 30% since health restrictions came in, as transport is...
It is no doubt that the tourism and aviation sectors of the economy have taken the hardest hit during on-going pandemic. Hotels, restaurants, guest houses are contemplating laying off staff with many complaining that the GH¢600 million stimulus package for SMEs will not be sufficient to even bail out...
The country’s Fisheries Management Plan, which is currently under review, states that the marine fisheries can sustain 48 trawlers. Yet 76 trawlers were licensed as at the end of 2019.
Ghana’s fish population is already in dire straits and the arrival into Ghanaian waters of three new trawlers from China...
Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye last week directed the Medical Directorate of the legislative body to conduct mandatory tests for all the 275 MPs and auxiliary workers at Parliament - and the word going round is that some have tested positive for the dreaded virus.
While Parliament’s Public Affairs Directorate...