Category: Agriculture
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Participants commend insightful Citi FM’s Operation Feed Yourself forum
Participants at the just-ended Citi FM’s Operation Feed Yourself Forum have lauded the station for organizing the agribusiness event that provided insight on the potential business opportunities within the agricultural value chain. The one-day event assembled some of the best brains with experience in agribusiness to showcase to participants, most of whom had no prior…
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Peasant Farmers Association rescinds decision to boycott Farmers’ Day celebration
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has rescinded its decision not to participate in this year’s National Farmers Day celebration in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The association, earlier this week announced that it will boycott the celebration because some its members who are rice farmers still had their produce stuck at the farm…
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Peasant Farmers urge gov’t to be committed to 2022 ban on imported rice
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has asked government to exhibit ample commitment if it really wants to ban rice importation by 2022. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which made the announcement in November just when a national conversation about local rice production was underway, says the move is aimed at strengthening local…
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Stakeholders urged to support women in shea value chain production
Stakeholders in the value chain of shea production have been asked to provide the necessary support for women in the industry. While hundreds of rural women in Northern Ghana are engaged in the industry, their poverty levels have not improved because they earn very little from it despite the high commercial value of the commodity.…
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GIPC hopeful of more investments in agric sector as it touts 2018 growth
The Ghana Investment Promotion Center, GIPC, says it is hoping to double investment in the agricultural sector to help increase non-traditional export in 2019. According to the Center, the agricultural sector was able to rake in 591 million dollars export in 2018, a figure it seeks to increase in 2019. Speaking about some plans adopted…
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We’re planning to ban rice importation by 2022 – MoFA
Government has set an ambitious target to ban the importation of rice by 2022, to boost local rice production for consumption to grow the economy. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, announced this during a meeting with local rice farmers at Avalavi Weta in the Volta Region on Tuesday. “Government has…
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Transporter urges gov’t to fix deplorable cocoa roads after being honoured at Cocoa Awards
Some stakeholders in the cocoa value chain have asked government to pay critical attention to the deplorable roads in many cocoa roads as they impact negatively on the full benefits the country derives from the cash crop. They are thus asking government to urgently fix such roads to prevent the losses that usually occur during…
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Ignite 2019 launched in Ghana with Amazing African Women in Agribusiness
Sixteen (16) amazing women in agribusiness from nine countries are in Ghana for IGNITE 2019, a 3-week in-residence mentoring and strategic support programme organized by GuzaKuza, a dynamic women-led organization. At a press launch, the Team Leader, Nana Adjoa Sifa, shared how inspired she was with their presence in Ghana, joining a cohort of awesome Igniters. Implemented…
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Groups call for an end to cocoa farming activities in forest reserves
Some Civil Society Organizations are pushing for an immediate halt of cocoa farming activities within Ghana’s forests. The groups complain that although farming activities in some forests were allowed in 2010, some farmers have invaded the forests due to lack of monitoring. A research by Tropenbos Ghana showed that deforestation in three reserves namely, Krokosua…
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Rice farmers should contact District Agric Department for help – Ato Panford
The Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism, Ato Panford, has urged rice farmers in the Northern Region seeking buyers to contact the Agric Directorate and Department at the various District Assemblies for help. He says government is liaising with Agric extension officers and the Agric Directorates to implement initiatives…