Tag: Chamber of Agribusiness
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Review of agricultural insurance in Ghana: Challenges and future directions [ARTICLE]
Africa has had extraordinary development in agricultural productivity and food security over the past few decades. These improvements have been essential in promoting economic growth. Agriculture is a vital sector for many West African countries, contributing significantly to economies. The most favourable conditions for agricultural expansion in more than 30 years have been created by…
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Ghana needs 10 billion cedis to transform agric industry- Chamber of Agribusiness
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana has indicated that the country’s agricultural industry needs about 10 billion cedis to curtail some of the limitations that hinder the growth of the sector. The Chamber explains that although the country has in place feasible policies, there is the need for industry players to adopt new strategies and technology…
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Special credit facility needed to develop the agriculture sector – Chamber of Agribusiness
Despite out-performing Industry and the Service sector in terms of their growth rate in the first quarter of 2022, Ghana’s agriculture sector continues to lag in terms of its overall contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to data from the 2022 budget, the Agriculture sector has been growing at a steady pace…
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Broadspectrum supports Ghana Agribusiness Excellence and Leadership Awards with GHȻ35,000
Information Communication Technology company, Broadspectrum Limited, has sponsored the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana with GHȻ35,000 towards its fourth edition of the Ghana Agribusiness Excellence and Leadership Awards. The award scheme themed ‘Sustainable Agriculture: A catalyst for food security and job creation’ is slated for November 24, 2021. The primary objective of award scheme is to…
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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…