Category: Agribusiness
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Ghana Tuna Assoc. calls for Gov’t support as vessel attacks threaten their operations
The Ghana Tuna Association has called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the government of Ghana to take steps to rescue the sector from collapse as they are on the verge of losing their major partners in the business. The local tuna industry is patronized mainly by Koreans who provide the fishing vessels…
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ESOKO Ghana predicts drop in food prices as harvesting begins
Commodity Analyst, Esoko Ghana, has said the prices of some foodstuffs are likely to see a further reduction in the month of September. It attributes this to the current harvest season for majority of commodities which are grown down south of the country. It says these foodstuffs will increase the volumes supplied to the market…
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COCOBOD institutes measures to reduce losses after 2014/2015 shortfall
The Ghana Cocoa Board, has said that following the significant revenue losses recorded in the 2014/2015 crop season, it has put measures in place to avoid such shortfalls. COCOBOD lost about GHS216 million in revenue during the period under review, a situation it said has greatly affected its fortunes. Speaking at the Public Accounts Committee…
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AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine to create sustainable income through aquaculture project
In a bid to create a sustainable future of shared value with all stakeholders, AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has implemented, among other things, an Aquaculture project to address unemployment within its host communities. Mr. Stephen Adjei, Senior Manager, Sustainability at the Iduapriem Mine, briefed the Executive Director of Ghana’s Fisheries Commission, Mr. Michael Arthur Dadzie…
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Volta Region: 600 Rice farmers in Ketu South affected by drought
Some 600 farmers at Klenomadzi and Devego, near Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, have lost their vast rice farms to drought. In all, 700 acres of rice farms have dried up due to severe weather conditions in the area. The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has estimated the damage at…
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Government will help CPC to become more profitable – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government will support the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) to turn its losses and debts into profitability. He said the company was strategic to the government’s push for value-added industrialization of the country and would be given the necessary assistance to boost its viability. The President gave the…
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Outgrower farmers under 1D1F to receive financial support from ADB
Outgrower farmers supplying raw materials to factories under the government’s One-District-One Factory (1D1F) policy are set to receive loans from the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB). This was disclosed by the Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah. According to him, industries established under the1D1F initiative in need of agricultural support can…
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Ten benefits from NPP’s 2020 manifesto people in agriculture are likely to enjoy
The role of agriculture in accelerating the economic progress and development of any country cannot be underestimated. In Ghana, the agricultural sector has suffered many setbacks. Successive governments have not been able to do much to transform the sector from its present state to one which produces more yield and high income for farmers and…
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N/R: Smallholder farmers raise concerns over imminent food shortage
Most smallholder farmers in the Northern Region have reduced the size of the land they usually cultivate due to a lack of capital, raising concerns of looming food shortage. According to the farmers, the outbreak of COVID-19 affected the sale of their produce as demand for foodstuff fell following the three weeks lockdown in Accra…
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Group rolls out initiative to aid creation of viable cocoa value chain in Ghana
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has rolled out a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at helping to create a sustainable cocoa value chain in Ghana. According to the association, the initiative is in collaboration with various cocoa farmer-based organisations and other stakeholders and will draw attention to pertinent issues militating against…