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Rice farmers in Upper East in dire need of fertilizer
Rice farmers at Fumbisi and Tono in the Builsa South District and Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region are in…
Africa records spike in hunger, 282m people undernourished — UN
The UN report says between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020.
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed…
Address poultry feed challenges now – Eric Opoku to government
The Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants government to…
Ghana’s Trade ministry lauds Fairtrade Africa
...As it holds its West Africa Regional Convention
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Trade Patrick Nimo has lauded…
Over GHc1bn spent on fertilizer import
*For Planting for Food & Jobs
Government spent over GHc one billon Ghana Cedis in 2020 to import fertilizers, the minister…
Govt will increase rice production in Bono East —Agric Minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated government’s resolve to increase rice production in the Bono…
Farmers call for improved services from Ghana Commodity Exchange
The existing price gap between the open market and that of Ghana’s Commodity Exchange platform is one of the many challenges…
COCOBOD borrows $2bn in response to improved production
Better than expected, cocoa production for the 2020-2021 crop year has led the regulator of the sector, the Ghana Cocoa Board…
Cocobod borrows ¢11.7 billion to finance cocoa purchases
Ghana Cocoa Board has sold a record ¢11.7 billion ($2 billion) of six months cocoa bills between January and May 2021 to…
AGI beefs up efforts in promoting investment
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has intensified efforts to attract investment for the country through the Ghana…