About 30,000 smallholder legume farmers in the Northern Region are to benefit from a grant worth US$689,984 to help boost production of legumes using rhizome inoculant technology.
Out of the number 9,000 are women, representing 30 percent selected from five regions: namely the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Volta and...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, pass a law on interest payment for delayed payment of public construction works.
A delayed payment law, according to the association, would among other things ensure funds for construction projects are well-budgeted for...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) is to import about 200 megawatts of power from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire to augment local production and avert power rationing, otherwise known as ‘dumsor’, following shutdown of the Jubilee FPSO on February 1, 2018 for planned maintenance.
The Jubilee Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO)...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to present his second State of the Nation address to Parliament on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
The President’s address is also expected to reinforce belief in the economy, after he told reporters last month during his first year in office that the economy...
The Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) has settled the claims of five farmers, under an outgrower scheme of Agricare Limited in Kumasi, whose farms were affected by drought and the Fall Army Worm.
The farmers, who were subscribed to the insurance package by Agricare Limited as part of an agreement...
Following the announcement that American multinational oil and gas company- ExxonMobil Corporation is to begin full operations in Ghana this year – 2018, it brings a lot of hope to the country’s nascent oil and gas industry.
However, following the latest accountability and transparency report index (P-TRAC) which focuses on...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to address delays to input distribution, the poor quality of inputs, as well as bureaucracies holding back smooth implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative.
According to the PFAG, reports from its regional monitoring identified loopholes...
The Customs Service Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been urged to remove all barriers to trade and promote a conducive environment to attract international trade.
Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng, speaking on the theme ‘A Secure Business Environment for Economic Development’ at the World Custom Day in...
At least it will cost a Member of Parliament US$86,000 to secure a party’s primary nomination to compete in parliamentary elections in the country, a study has found.
The research, conducted by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), shows the cost of running for...
Government, through the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has introduced a number of intervention programmes to sustain the Ekumfi Pineapple Processing Factory (EPPF), among other sensitive industries.
In an interview with Eric Amoako Twum, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GEPA on Wednesday, he said the Authority has provided five...