Ghana: Sefwi Wiawso to be Hub for Ghana's cocoa Processing

THE Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with the Genertec International Corporation of China for the construction of a cocoa processing factory in Sefwi Wiawso in… Read more »

Ghana: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana Strike First Cocoa Deals

Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have agreed initial deals to sell cocoa with a living income premium of $400 a tonne added to the price, in a bid to reform the way global cocoa is… Read more »

Ghana: Improving Rice Production to Imports

The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, was on Wednesday, quoted as saying that Ghana imported a whopping GH¢1.3bn worth of rice into the country in 2016/2017. Read more »

Ghana: 'Work to Create More Business Opportunities Along Poultry Industry Value Chain'

The West African sub-region has been advised to work assiduously to create more business opportunities along the poultry industry value chain. Read more »

Ghana: Government Is Focused On Introducing Modern Technologies Into Agriculture to Make the Sector Attractive to the Youth.

"We are very passionate about agriculture because we know with proper transformation, more jobs will be created, food security will be enhanced and several people, especially the… Read more »

Ghana: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana Looking to Regulate Cocoa Industry's Sustainability Schemes

Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana will meet major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan this week to make plans to regulate the industry's efforts to source cocoa sustainably, multiple… Read more »

Ghana: Senior Minister Fumes Over Gh¢1.3 Billion Rice Import

A WHOPPING GH¢1.3 billion was spent on the importation of rice into the country in 2016/17; Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo has revealed. Read more »

Ghana: 2 Assemblies in U/West to Get Warehouses

The Lawra Municipal and Nandom District Assemblies in the Upper West Region, have been earmarked for 500 metric ton capacity warehouses for agro-ecological produce. Read more »

Ghana: Mondelez International to Source 100 Percent of Cocoa From Ghana

World's leading chocolate company, Mondelez International through its Cocoa Life Sustainability Programme says it is working towards sourcing 100 per cent of its cocoa from Ghana. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Garden And Flower Show Ends

The 7th edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) which provided a platform for the promotion of horticulture and floriculture ended in Accra on Tuesday. Read more »

Ghana: COCOBOD to Announce New cocoa Producer Price On Oct 1

THE Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to announce a new cocoa producer price on October 1, 2019, for the 2019/2020 cocoa season. Read more »

Ghana: Afap, Cag Sign MOU to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in Ghana

Two non-governmental organisations, African Fertiliser and Agriculture Business Partnership (AFAP) and the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) yesterday signed a Memorandum of… Read more »

Africa: Africa Bags €127 Million Along Agric Value Chain - Report

Africa realised revenue of 127 million euros along the agriculture value chain last year, despite the availability of a market valued at 2.3 billion euro, the Digitisation of… Read more »

Ghana: Oil Palm Dev Association Opens Nominations for Executive Positions

PThe Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG), a non-governmental association, has announced the opening of nomination for its National Executive Committee positions. Read more »

Ghana: Ghanaians Urged to Invest in Floriculture, Horticulture

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Strategic Communications Africa (Stratcomm), Ms Esther Cobbah, has reiterated the call on Ghanaians to embrace floriculture and horticulture,… Read more »

Ghana: Govt Determined to Address Challenges Facing Oil Palm Industry

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the government's commitment to support the oil palm industry to enable it reach its full potential of creating jobs and… Read more »

Ghana: Pres Outdoors Agric Mechanisation Enterprises Centre At Wulensi

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday outdoored the Agricultural Mechanisation Enterprises Centre (AMSEC) at Wulensi in the Northern Region, as part of his tour of the… Read more »

Ghana: African Governments Urged to Invest in Oil Palm Production

African governments should invest massively in oil palm production to meet the increasing demand of palm oil on both the local and the international markets, Godwin Obaseki,… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Yet to Decide On Cocoa Farmgate Price - Cocobod

Ghana will not make a decision on a cocoa farmgate price until an industry committee meets to discuss it in September, a spokesman for the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) said on… Read more »

Ghana: Govt Urged to Scrap Fuel, Subsidies to Fisher Folks

AN oceans and fisheries economist at the University of British Colombia, Canada, Professor Rashid Sumaila, has urged Ghana to scrap fuel and other fisheries subsidies given to… Read more »

Ghana: Big Boost for Cocoa Sector ... As World Bank Invests U.S.$300 Million in Industry

The World Bank is set to invest $300 million in Ghana's cocoa industry to shore up production of the crop over the next five years, a Senior World Bank Agricultural Economist, Amos… Read more »

Ghana: Invest More in Animal Agriculture to Boost Growth - African Governments Urged

African governments have been urged to invest more in animal agriculture to boost growth, enhance nutrition and food security on the continent. Read more »

Ghana: Nyanyano Cold Storage Facility Abandoned

A, which was constructed by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) to address post-harvest fish losses, for the people of Nyanyano, a coastal fishing… Read more »

Ghana: ADB Supports NAFCO With Gh ₵ 50 Million to Purchase Grains

The Agricultural Development Bank (adb) yesterday supported the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) with GH ₵ 50million for the purchase of grains from farmers under the… Read more »

Ghana: Industrial Fishing Trawlers to Halt Activities for One Month

ACTIVITIES of industrial fishing trawlers in the country's waters are to be suspended for one month, beginning Thursday August 1, 2019, in line with this year's closed season for… Read more »