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
Galamsey linked to kidney failures; 65 cases reported in Tarkwa
Authorities of the Central Regional Hospital have disclosed, they are recording increasing cases of kidney infection from persons linked to illegal mining. Hospital authorities believe many are... read more
Tension in Eastern Region as residents blame Operation Vanguard for deaths of four miners
Tension is mounting at Anyinam in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region as angry residents blame Operation Vanguard taskforce for the deaths of four miners. Agitating residents claim the four were... read more
Deputy Agric Minister visits NSS farm, excited with fight against armyworm infestation
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi, last Thursday paid a visit to the National Service Scheme’s Dahwenya Farm in the Greater Accra Region. The visit was to afford the... read more
Unicom motivates farmers to raise productivity
Unicom Commodity Ghana limited, buyers of cocoa and cashew have expressed their commitment towards increasing productivity and enhancing the livelihoods of their clients. To this end, the company has... read more
California declares glyphosate a toxic cancer-causing chemical, effective July 7, 2017
Posted by: Dena Schmidt, staff writer in Dangerous Chemicals July 9, 2017 http://www.naturalhealth365.com/glyphosate-cancer-2304.html (NatualHealth) In a win for consumer rights and safety,... read more
Ghana ranks lowest in sanitation report
Ghana ranks lowest in sanitation levels among all lower middle-income countries, although richer than a lot. That’s according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund... read more
Agric Ministry sends chemicals to fight Army worms in Upper West
Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MOFA) has released over one thousand litres of chemicals to help fight fall armyworms in the Upper West region. The Upper West regional crop... read more
Gov’t is deceiving Ghanaians with galamsey fight-NDC Communicator
A communicator for the National Democratic Congress, says the NPP is only shifting the playing field as far as their fight against illegal mining is concerned. The NPP government led by Nana Addo... read more
Gov’t to pay same price despite drop on World market-COCOBOD CEO
The Chief Executive for the Ghana Cocobod, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo has disclosed government’s decision to still pay the price cocoa farmers are getting for a tonne of beans they produce. Mr... read more
Agriculture: Budget spread too thin on several things-Prof. Fialor calls for focus
Many of the problems bedeviling Ghana’s Agriculture is due to poor budget prioritization. This is a point shared by Prof. Simon Fialor who lectures at the Faculty of Agriculture-KNUST. He is... read more