Akufo-Addo increases producer price of cocoa by 0.03%
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an increase in the producer price of cocoa from GHS3,000 to GHS3,100 per 64kg bag representing a 0.03% increase in the price set in September for... read more
Donors commit to highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty for the world’s poorest
Donors commit to highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty for the world’s poorest US$3.8 billion, that’s how much the UN’s International Fund for... read more
World Leaders call for greater international cooperation to tackle hunger and poverty at IFAD global meeting
World Leaders call for greater international cooperation to tackle hunger and poverty at IFAD global meeting The fate of the world’s poorest and wealthiest nations are interconnected, and... read more
Assin Citrus Farmers Association introduces hydroponic system in Ghana with support from Fairtrade Africa
Assin Citrus Farmers Association introduces hydroponic system in Ghana with support from Fairtrade Africa Fairtrade certified producer organisation, Assin Citrus Farmers Association has launched a... read more
Fairtrade Africa organises planning meeting for cocoa producers in Ghana
Fairtrade Africa organises planning meeting for cocoa producers in Ghana Fairtrade Africa has organised a joint cocoa review and planning meeting for Fairtrade Certified producer organisations in... read more
Build the capacity of Agriculture Officers in Ashanti region
BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AGRICULTURE OFFICERS IN ASHANTI REGION. Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is an initiative by the NPP government with a direct funding from the Canadian government. The program... read more
Mexico bans GM corn, plans to phase out imports and the use of Monsanto’s glyphosate
Mexico, the birthplace of corn, plans to completely ban genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate by Jan. 31, 2024. In a decree published on Thursday, Dec. 31, President Andres Manuel Lopez... read more
Fairtrade Africa organises advocacy workshop for producers in Ghana
Fairtrade Africa has organised a 3-day virtual advocacy workshop to create more awareness and capacity building for its members in Ghana from the 20th to 22nd January 2021. The training was organised... read more
PULA raises $6m in Series A to help derisk Smallholder Farmers across Africa
Ms. Rose Goslinga Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at PULA an African Agricultural Insurance and Technology Service Provider has revealed that Pula has closed a $6m Series A fundraise to... read more
Appoint an Ahafo man to head Forestry Commission-Group appeals to President Akufo-Addo
APPOINT AN AHAFO MAN TO HEAD FORESTRY COMMISSION—–GROUP APPEALS TO PREZ AKUFO-ADDO. A group of timber dealers and merchants in the Ahafo Region has called on the President to appoint... read more
Forestry Commission taskforce impounds truckloads of Rosewoods
The Forestry Commission taskforce constituted to check illegal harvesting and export of Rosewoods has impounded several truckloads of Rosewoods and other wood products. The taskforce intercepted the... read more