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
We Expect A Bumper Harvest- NSS Director
The Ag. Executive Director of National Service Scheme, Hon. Mustapha Ussif on Thursday met with workers on the Scheme’s Farm at Dahwenya in the Greater Accra Region. The Ag. Executive Director... read more
Food Adulteration: Ghanaians don’t value quality, institutions not working-Prof. Fialor
Agribusiness lecturer, Prof. Simon Fialor has suggested the creation of an authority or the empowering of of the Food and Drugs Authority to monitor food along the entire value chain from the farm to... read more
Planting for food & jobs:Successive gov’ts have failed farmers with their policies-Prof. Fialor
A lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology says people have lost interest in political promises concerning agriculture. He attributes this... read more
Army worm invasion: Food shortage and price hikes expected-Ashanti MOFA Director
There will be a drop in food production in Ghana due to army worm attack. Food prices are also expected to go up. This is according to the Ashanti regional Director of the Ministry of Food and... read more
15 year-old rural JHS pupils go into agribusiness
A group of Junior High School pupils averaging 15 years of age have progressed from being mere farmhands to becoming farm owners earning reasonable returns from their farms. This young lads, from the... read more
Poem on Galamsey: Why we dig
A satirical poem on the menace of Galamsey: “WHY WE DIG” We dig to unfold the gold That big old gold We dig that we may lay hold On a tiny piece of gold We behold the gold We hold the... read more
Deploy technology to address value chain challenges in Agriculture in Africa-Agric Entrepreneur
Addressing challenges within the value chain of Africa’s agriculture should be the focus of African social Enterprise. This is according to Ms. Lilian Uwintwali; multiple award winner in the... read more
The herdsmen and their cattle are back in Agogo-Krontihene cries for help
“The herdsmen and their cattle are back in Agogo”. This is the cry of the krontihene of Asante Akyem Agogo. Nana Kwame Nti tells rawgist.com’s Bernard Buachi elders of the town are preparing to... read more
You have my support -Otumfuo assures Amewu
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has pledged his support to the minister for Lands and Natural Resources for his effort in fighting the debilitating illegal mining in the country. According to... read more
NPP is not against mining-Amewu fires
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu says the government and the New Patriotic Party was not against mining. Rather, he stressed the government was against illegal mining.... read more