Category: Agribusiness
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Botanga Irrigation Scheme: Rice farmers call for gov’t support to reduce production cost
Rice farmers at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Northern Region say they’re incurring losses as buyers pay less for their produce despite the high cost of production. The farmers are thus calling on government and interested investors to come to their aid since they’re not breaking even in production. The farmers also complained about…
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Tomato records highest increase in price for May – Esoko
A survey of market prices of some selected commodities has shown that the price of cooking tomatoes recorded the highest increase in May 2020. The average price of a 72 kilogram crate of the commodity went up by almost 13% to record 933 cedis; from the 826 cedis it recorded the month before. According to…
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A/Region: Poultry farmers lament impact of COVID-19 on ‘declining’ poultry industry
The Ashanti Regional Poultry Farmers Association has asked government to institute measures to help players in the sector have easy access to funds to sustain the local industry and reduce importation. The Association says several poultry farms risk folding up without the right support, as some have been forced to lay off a number of…
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Egg sellers in Bono Region incur losses as COVID-19 slows down patronage
Egg sellers in Sunyani and other parts of the Bono Region say they’re incurring losses as they’re unable to sell much of the eggs due to challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The sellers, who usually supply a chunk of the eggs to Senior High Schools and export some to neighbouring countries, say they’re not…
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Minerals Commission to distribute over 1 million palm seedlings to galamsey areas
The Minerals Commission is set to distribute over one million palm seedlings to farmers and youth in illegal mining areas of the Eastern Region as part of measures to reduce youth involvement in that activity in the region. The seedlings, which are to be distributed free of charge is under the Alternative Livelihood Project by…
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COCOBOD to reward security officers who help to curb cocoa smuggling
The Ghana Cocoa Board says it will reward security officers who prevent attempts by people to smuggle cocoa with two-thirds of the value of the product. According to the agency, this will encourage security officers to protect the product which is of huge value to Ghana’s economy. Ghana’s cocoa, being one of the best on…
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Group urges Gov’t to implement ECOWAS Veterinary Pharmaceutical Protocol in livestock sector
The Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC), has called for the speedy implementation of the Economic Community of West African States’ Veterinary Pharmacy Protocol in Ghana. The group, which is an umbrella organization of women in the poultry value chain, believes that supporting the implementation of the ECOWAS Veterinary Pharmaceutical Protocol will allow Ghana’s livestock…
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MoFA secures modern rice harvesting equipment for farmers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has said it is working to ensure that rice farmers across the country adopt modern methods in harvesting their produce. This according to the Ministry, will help address post-harvest loses and also boost production to enable Government meet its target of making Ghana sufficient in rice production in…
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Fish farms witness huge drop in sales due to Covid-19
The aquaculture or fisheries sector has not been spared the debilitating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales for major fish farms dipped by a sharp 70% during the lockdown, but peaked to about 50% after the partial lockdown was lifted. Already, the sector was reeling under the severe blow dealt it by the outbreak of…
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ADB to support local rice farmers to alleviate financial challenges
The Agricultural Development Bank, ADB, says it will replicate its investment model in the poultry industry for rice production to reduce financial challenges in the sector. In 2019, Ghana’s rice farmers faced challenges that resulted in late harvest due to the inability of millers to mill their rice. Earlier this year, some rice farmers called…