Tag: cassava
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Only 0.5% of 18m tons of cassava is processed – DBG & GIRSAL Forum reveals”
The Chief Executive Officer of Bankyekrom Limited, Sarpei Kwadey, has revealed that a high percentage of cultivated cassava –10 million tons — remains un-uprooted whiles only 0.5 per cent of the annual 18 million metric tons is processed. He said more than 70% of farmers in Ghana produce cassava, and the sector contributes about 22%…
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West Africa Connect provides platform to boost mango, cassava and ICT sectors
Ghana’s mango, cassava and ICT sectors is set to receive a boost as Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) suppliers in the sector are being connected to buyers in and outside the ECOWAS sub-region, through the West Africa Connect platform. The move is part of efforts to promote regional trade and make it easy for…
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Food prices to keep rising due to impact of COVID-19 – Esoko
Commodity price survey service company, Esoko, is predicting that the prices of food items will continue to rise in the coming weeks due to the impact of COVID-19 on supply and production of some commodities. This is premised on the fact that for the post lock down period, two of the major staple foodstuff, cassava…
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Cassava, soya beans to rescue economy from declining cocoa prices
Players in the agric sector have made fresh appeals to develop other export yielding ventures to increase Ghana’s export revenue. The renewed calls also come at a time that export revenue from cocoa is expected to drop due to declining global market prices. They contend that the increased options will shield the country from impacts…