Browsing: Agriculture
GIZ, local partners launch new project to encourage urban gardening
German development cooperation GIZ through local partners Hipsters of Nature and Mothers Club in Development have launched an urban gardening project aimed at promoting urban gardening.…
Hat Trick For Rice Farmers In Ghana – FARA Researcher
Rice is one of the staple foods in Ghana and is used to prepare different kind of dishes. It is usually the dominant food on the…
COCOBOD Reopens After COVID-19 Shut Down For Fumigation
The staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have returned to work after a three-day closure of the Cocoa House and the Head Offices of its…
TGRP plants 300 trees at Ningo Senior High School
Youth-driven grassroots climate change activists, the Green Republic Project (TGRP), over the weekend planted three hundred (300) trees at the Ningo Senior High School in the…
Caring Volunteers Network, CAVNET & 3 other WFBOs Win GHS100,000 Grant
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Ministry of Local Governance and Rural Development (MLGRD) have launched the pilot support to women Famer-Based Organizations (WFBOs)…
Canada partners Agrihouse for WOFAGRIC Training Forum
The Canadian High Commission in Ghana, is for the second year, running, partnering Agrihouse Foundation, for the 2020 edition of the Annual Women in Food &…
Guatemala To Exit International Coffee Organisation
Guatemala is reported to have commenced processes to exit the global coffee growers body – the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The Guatemala exit, announced by the…
“Sometimes A Lot is Not Enough”- FARA Boss Urges Proactive Local Investment in Agricultural Research
The Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo has reiterated the call for local investment in agricultural research on…
RAINS advocates agro-ecological practice for farmers
Regional Advisory Information and Network System (RAINS), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has called on farmers, especially rural dwellers, to adopt agro-ecological practices to protect the environment…
520 Tractors to boost agric
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has taken delivery of 520 tractors to support small and medium-scale farmers under the mechanisation component of the Planting…