Category: Agriculture
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#CitiBizFestival: On air series features GEPA on how to penetrate export market
The on-air series of the Citi Business Festival continues today[5 June, 2019] as Bernard Avle later hosts the Director of Agric at the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Mr. Erasmus Ashun at 9:30 am on the #CitiCBS. The discussion will be on the theme “Penetrating the Export Market”. This week’s on air series focuses on…
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#CitiBizFestival: Farmers must appreciate agric value chain to reach target market –Expert
An agricultural expert, Kwesi Korboe has urged Ghanaian farmers in agribusiness to appreciate the value chains in the agriculture sector to maximize output to help reach a targeted market. According to him, such a move will not only enhance efficiency but will also make it easier for farmers to easily reach the preferred market with…
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Quality control needed to open doors in global agric market – 2018 National Best Farmer
The 2018 National Best Farmer, James Boateng, stressed the need for improved standards in the agriculture sector in Ghana. Mr. Boateng speaking on the maiden edition of the on-air series for this year’s Citi Business Festival on the Citi Breakfast Show which is starting with a focus on agribusiness noted this as one of the avenues…
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Value addition in agric could fetch Ghana billions of dollars—2018 Best National Farmer
The 2018 Best National Farmer, Mr. James Boateng has called for value addition to Ghana’s basic exports products to improve foreign earnings. He maintained that the country should begin to enhance its storage of farm produce to create room for value to be added to farm products. Mr. Boateng was speaking on the Citi…
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2018 Best National Farmer to appear on #CitiCBS as part of Citi Business Festival launch
The 2019 Citi Business Festival starts today with a launch on Citi FM later this morning. The most anticipated business festival in Ghana will start with an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show (CBS) with the 2018 Best National Farmer, James Boateng. The interview, which will be held #CitiCBS will be on the theme “Switching…
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COCOBOD seeks US$2billion bond to clear ‘legacy’ debts
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has disclosed its long term plan to issue a bond to correct the books of the company. The industry regulator believes the move should help it renew confidence amongst its lenders and sustain its role in developing Ghana’s cocoa sector. The bond is expected to raise about 2 billion dollars…
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Ghana Standards Authority collaborates with AGRA, Mexico to fight aflatoxin
Farmers involved in the production of grains are to benefit from a technology to help fight aflatoxin, which has for years posed as a hazard to their activities. This follows the latest collaboration by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and the Embassy of Mexico. The three stakeholders…
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US$40m lost to oil palm smuggling annually
Government loses an estimated US$40million annually from the smuggling of oil palm products into the country through unapproved routes. Information gathered by the Oil Palm Development Association (OPDAG) of Ghana revealed that some brands of refined palm oil (cooking oil) are smuggled into Ghana from Togo, and through various entry points in the Upper East…
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Taft Group signs MoU with Ghana Commodity Exchange
Taft Group of companies, led by Taft Capital, on Monday 20 May 2019 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in a bid to transform Ghana’s Agriculture sector. The agreement seeks to provide the exchange with innovative solutions through ICT, access to markets, Warehousing, Logistics, and Funding. The MoU sees the…
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GASIP engages farmers to boost productivity
Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) has held a validation workshop to formalise business engagement with farmer-based organisations (FBOs), and other agricultural value chain actors, and engage them in partnerships that enhance their productivity. The move was also to facilitate market access for the FBOs and the value chain actors to increase their incomes in…