Category: Agribusiness
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Upfield joins the Global Shea Alliance
Upfield, the global leader in plant-based nutrition and the leading producer of plant-based margarines, spreads and cheese products, has joined the Global Shea Alliance (GSA). Upfield has also registered as a GSA sustainability partner, committing to promoting the sustainable development of the shea sector. Joining the Global Shea Alliance is an important component of Upfield’s…
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African Cashew Alliance predicts increase in cashew production in 2021
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) is projecting an increase in cashew production in Africa in 2021 despite the effects of the pandemic on the global cashew industry. According to them, Africa is projected to exceed the over 2.1 million total raw cashew nuts (RCNs) it produced in 2020 and will remain the greatest producer of…
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Supermarkets discriminating against local egg suppliers – GAPFA
Major supermarkets in the country are being accused of putting in place discriminatory barriers that hinder the ability of local producers of eggs to have their produce on their shelves. The comments come on the back of research conducted by Konfidants, an international business advisory firm, which showed a sharp decline in Made-In-Ghana eggs on…
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JICA, MoFA, GIDA support rice cultivation through Kpong Irrigation Scheme
The project to improve the productivity and profitability of rice cultivation at the Kpong Irrigation Scheme has recorded some good successes. Through the Project for Enhancing Market-Based Agriculture by Smallholders and Private Sector Linkages in Kpong Irrigation Scheme (MASAPS-KIS) in the Eastern Region, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is ensuring that rice cultivation increases…
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Koudijs Ghana launches its new local complete feed to improve local poultry production
As part of efforts towards improving access to the right poultry feed for poultry farmers, Koudijs Ghana Limited has launched its complete layer feed to help improve chicken production in the country. The new high-quality feed, which is produced locally, is expected to provide farmers and their animals with the right and strictly controlled nutrients…
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Farmers count their losses due to shortage of feed
Despite being a high consumer of chicken, Ghana’s inability to produce enough to meet local demand has reduced its poultry sector to one that relies on imports to service 90% of its demand. When the Ministry of Food and Agriculture banned the importation of poultry products from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark and the United…
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COCOBOD will receive $190 million this week to settle farmers – Afriyie Akoto
Cocoa farmers who are yet to receive payment for cocoa beans they supplied to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for the 2020/2021 cocoa season, should expect payment soon as monies that will be used in settling them is expected early this week. This was made known by Food and Agriculture Minister-designate, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, when…
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Tomato traders and transporters call off strike
Tomato trade in Ghana can once again go on smoothly. This is because the tomato traders and transporters association has called off the strike that they embarked on from Sunday, February 7th, 2020. The association had on several occasions, complained of attacks on its members by robbers on the Ghana-Burkina Faso highway, but efforts at…
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Build capacity of tomato farmers to help meet local demand – Government urged
The Fruits and Vegetables Producers Association of Ghana (FVPAG) has urged government to invest in building the production capacity of tomato farmers in Ghana as well as the development of better varieties of tomatoes to increase the quality of quantity of tomatoes produced in Ghana. According to the association, this will end the unfortunate phenomena…
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Tomato shortage looms following traders and transporters’ strike
Ghana might soon be experiencing a shortage of tomatoes and a jump in price of the commodity, as a result of an ongoing indefinite strike by the tomato transporters association. The strike, which began on Sunday, February 7, 2021, according to the Association, is due to the silence of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture…