Category: Agribusiness
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U/E: Subsidize feed to make fish farming attractive to youth – Govt urged
Youth in aquaculture in the Upper East region are calling on government to subsidize fish feed and build more hatcheries to meet the protein demand of the area and create sustainable jobs for the teaming unemployed youth. According to them, fish farming has a great potential to reduce graduate unemployment lamenting that the high cost…
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80% of peasant farmers want Planting for Food and Jobs programme reviewed
About 80 percent of farmers across nine out of the 16 regions of Ghana are demanding the modification of government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. This is the key highlight of findings by the Peasant Farmers Association Ghana after an assessment of the PFJ during the 2022 planting season. The farmers argue that…
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AAC signs MoU with UCC to deepen research into rice production in Ghana
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Asian African Consortium (AAC), Mrs. Adelaide Araba Agyepong, has indicated the need for collaboration between academia and industry to find solutions to the deficit which exist in the rice production value chain in the country. Adelaide Araba Agyepong explains that well-thought-through research will redefine the growth of the…
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MMDAs urged to profile investment avenues to attract investors
Players in the Agribusiness sector are urging the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country to profile the investment avenues within their jurisdiction to attract investors. According to the players the role of the MMDAs in the growth of the agriculture sector is critical and should not be underestimated. In a media…
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6th Agric students bootcamp to celebrate 5 years of grooming and building futures in sector
Agrihouse Foundation is set to host the 6th edition of the Agricultural Students’ Career Guidance & Mentorship Dialogue Bootcamp (AGSTUD Africa), starting Monday, March 27, to Friday, March 31, 2023. Focused on the theme, “5 years of Grooming, Training and Empowerment- Where we are now with our Agribusiness,” this year’s bootcamp will take place in…
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Ghana loses over $16 million to post food harvest- Danish Embassy
The Denmark Ambassador to Ghana, Tom Nørring is calling for a stronger partnership between Danish and Ghanaian businesses to finding feasible solutions to the food wastage recorded in the country. He explains that Ghana loses about 50% of its food harvest to wastage. This development he believes can be mitigated if players in the agricultural…
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Ghana needs 10 billion cedis to transform agric industry- Chamber of Agribusiness
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana has indicated that the country’s agricultural industry needs about 10 billion cedis to curtail some of the limitations that hinder the growth of the sector. The Chamber explains that although the country has in place feasible policies, there is the need for industry players to adopt new strategies and technology…
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Italy hosts global fruits and vegs industry from May 3-5
Stakeholders within the fruit and vegetables value chain from all over the world will converge at the Rimini Event Centre, Italy for this year’s edition of the Annual MacFrut Exhibition scheduled for May 3-5, 2023. Macfrut is the international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable industry, a B2B event for sector professionals and opinion…
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Canadian High Commission pledges continuous support for women in agribusiness
The Canadian High Commission has assured of finding collective ways to offer continuous support for women in the Agricultural value chain. This, the Acting Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Kathleen Flynn-Dapaah believes will strengthen the agricultural front of the country and offer decent livelihood for women in the regions especially in the northern zone of…
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Mofa calls for PPP to harness agricultural growth
Government is calling for a stronger public private partnership geared towards the growth of the agricultural sector. This government believes will give the local economy a boost . Government maintains that it has taken a cue from the twin crises of the COVID pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia to work to ensure…