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
“Climate change hampering our Toil” -IFAD
Associate Vice President for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has disclosed that the adverse impact of climate change on the Africa region is hampering their efforts to... read more
Lack of knowledge stifling Biotech acceptance -“Seed Companies”
Chief Executive Officer for M & B Seeds and Agricultural Services says lack of knowledge is stifling the acceptance of biotechnology in Ghana and even across Africa. Mr. Ben Kemetse argued that... read more
Africa faces resource challenges in quest to fight desertification-UNCCD Boss
Executive Secretary UNCCD says resources is the major challenge facing Africans in their sweats to achieve their goal of restoring 100 million hectares of land and create 10 million green jobs by... read more
Asokwa NADMO staff desilt gutters at Atonsu
Staff of the National Disaster Management Organisation(NADMO) at the Asokwa Municipal Assembly last Saturday desilted gutters in Atonsu, a community within the municipality. Storming the lorry... read more
Demo looms as Coalition of National Enumerators & Supervisors demand their pay from gov’t
A group of young people who were contracted by the Ghana Statistical Service and Ministry of Food and Agriculture to serve as Enumerators and Supervisors for the Ghana Census for Agriculture are... read more
COCOBOD to alleviate labour intensive aspects of cocoa farming-CEO
CEO of COCOBOD; Joseph Boahen Aidoo The decision by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to import and distribute motorized slashers to cocoa farmers in the country was born out of the government’s... read more
NADMO Boss fingered in illegal logging deal
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region are confused as to why the vehicle of the regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is used in... read more
COCOBOD to sign $1.5b loan syndication agreement next month
COCOBOD is set to sign its annual cocoa loan syndication deal with some 20 French banks in September 2019. This was after it secured Parliament’s approval to borrow up to $1.5 billion to aid cocoa... read more
Kumasi Zoo bounces back
Zoo Keeper interacting with some of the animals It is interesting to know that, the Kumasi Zoological Gardens (KZG) which used to record over 90, 000 visitors annually, with high revenue generation,... read more
Good news for PFJ beneficiaries as NAFCO receives GHC50M to buy food items
Beneficiaries of Government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme have received major boost in the marketing of their produce. The Agricultural Development Bank(ADB) has advanced a... read more