Category: Agribusiness
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Poultry farmers unhappy budget review did not address scarcity of feed
The failure of the Finance Minister to address the recent shortage of poultry feed in the mid-year budget review has come as a shock to the Poultry Farmers’ Association. Poultry farmers in the country are still struggling to find feed for their birds, and they were expecting the Finance Minister to announce government’s plans to…
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Mid-Year budget review: Poultry farmers in Ashanti Region advocate for insurance scheme
Ahead of the mid-year budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, poultry farmers in the Ashanti region, are calling for a poultry insurance system to be initiated to support their members. They believe this will provide security to poultry farmers during outbreaks and also make financial institutions comfortable in dealing with them. In an…
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Government must review fertilizer subsidy programme – Chamber of Agribusiness
The Chamber of Agribusiness, Ghana, is asking government to take a second look at its fertilizer subsidy programme as it is not serving its intended purpose. This comes after suppliers of fertilizer for the Planting for Food and Jobs programme halted distribution of the product in April 2021 due to debt owed them by the…
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Address poultry feed challenges now – Eric Opoku to government
The Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants government to immediately address challenges poultry farmers are currently facing with regard to access to feed for their chicken. The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAFA) earlier this week said Ghana’s poultry industry risks collapse if the government fails…
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Fairtrade Africa holds West Africa Regional Convention
Chief Director of the Ministry of Trade, Patrick Nimo, has urged stakeholders within the Agriculture sector to take advantage of the government’s numerous platforms such as the National Export strategy for export promotion and trade facilitation, as agriculture forms a major part of non- traditional exports. According to him, Ghana has the unique potential to…
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Kosmos Innovation Center announces winner of 2020 Agritech challenge
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has announced the winners of the 2020 AgriTech Challenge, a business competition aimed at developing the next generation of young entrepreneurs in Ghana’s agriculture sector. This year’s winners are: • OASAL Group – a new start-up that produces affordable ethanol from cashew apples, enabling farmers to earn additional income. •…
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Poultry industry risks collapse due to shortage of maize – GAFA
The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAFA), fears Ghana’s poultry industry risks collapse if the government fails to swiftly deal with recent challenges of feed for poultry. This comes as poultry farmers across the country currently are faced with scarcity and high cost of maize and other ingredients needed for the industry. Speaking to Citi…
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COCOBOD to invest in irrigation facilities to increase yield
Ghana’s cocoa sector is set to benefit from irrigation facilities that will help increase yield. This according to the COCOBOD CEO, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, will ensure year-round production and harvest of the cash crop. Even though the country has not paid enough attention to irrigation over the years, the country has still recorded high yields,…
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Enepa ventures introduces SC 719 hybrid maize seeds
Enepa Ventures, a leading household name in Agri-input manufacturing, importation, supplies and distribution in the country has outdoored, the most advanced Maize seeds – SC 719 hybrid into the market for Farmers. In a Press statement, the Group Managing Director of Enepa Ventures, Mr. Ernest Akwasi Appiah, described the hybrid, as a more improved seed…
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Farmers call for improved services from Ghana Commodity Exchange
The existing price gap between the open market and that of Ghana’s Commodity Exchange platform is one of the many challenges hampering the smooth operations of the later’s platform. According to stakeholders like the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, such teething challenges must be addressed before the scaling up of the platform. The farmers believe…