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70-year-old farmer from Ashanti Region wins Best Farmer Award
In recognition of exceptional contributions to agriculture, Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong, a 70-year-old farmer from the Sekyere Central District in the Ashanti Region, was named the…
KOICA And WFP Boost Food Security and Nutrition In Ghana by Supporting Youth Economic Empowerment and Digitization
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$9.3 million contribution from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to enhance access to digital technology for…
Farmers participate in Green Field Day highlighting new yam technology
A Green Field Day has been held in multiple farming communities within the northern sector, to showcase to farmers an agricultural innovation that promises to transform…
The UK Joins hands with WFP to Support Food Fortification in Ghana
Accra – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a £500,000 (US$ 628,000 contribution from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support ongoing policy…
African leaders set $1.3 trillion annual climate finance target
African Ministers, through the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), have called for a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The group proposes…
Over 100,000 acres of Cocoa farms destroyed by illegal mining – Farmers Association
The Mankrom Cocoa Cooperative Farmers Association has revealed that over 100,000 acres of cocoa farms have been destroyed due to illegal mining activities. The farmers voiced…
GHANA FRUITS AND VEGETABLE FAIR IS BACK AGAIN WITH THEIR 8TH EDITION!
The Annual Ghana Fruit and Vegetable Fair, organized by the Horticulture Business Platform (HBP) in partnership with Ghana Vegetables and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) is…
Fourth Eastern Commodity Satellite Market Fair kickoffs towards boosting agribusiness
The Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council has commenced a five-day Eastern Commodity Satellite Market Fair…
Cocoa farmers in Jomoro commend COCOBOD
Cocoa farmers in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region have commended the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for instituting strategic agronomic interventions to boost productivity. The…
Farmers fear losing source of livelihoods over Restriction on soyabean export
Farmers fear losing source of livelihoods over Restriction on soyabean export. More than 100,000 soyabean farmers in northen Ghana fear losing their source of livelihoods if…