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
Work Towards One Million Tonnes Target- Agric Minister charges COCOBOD Board of Directors.
THE MINISTER of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has charged members of the Board of COCOBOD to bring their managerial expertise bear on government’s objective of achieving one... read more
USAID promotes investment in Ghanaian Agriculture
The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) through the U.S government’s feed the future initiative has hosted the fourth annual agribusiness investment summit to showcase... read more
60% of Ghana’s water bodies polluted – Water Resources Commission
About 60 per cent of Ghana’s water bodies are polluted, with many in critical condition, the Water Resources Commission (WRC) has said. Mr. Ben Ampomah, Executive Secretary of the Commission at a... read more
Galamsey fight: CEFAG accuses President Akufo-Addo of hypocrisy
Civil Society Group; Citizens for Accountable Governance (CEFAG) wants “well-meaning Ghanaians” to condemn the “hypocritical stance taken by the President on the galamsey situation... read more
Revamp Pomadze poultry farm – Effutu Chief to government
The Paramount Chief of the Efutu Traditional Area, Nenyi Ghartey VII, has appealed to government to revamp the defunct Pomadze Poultry Farm to provide jobs for the youth in the area. He said the... read more
We’ll protect water bodies-Patricia Appiagyei
The Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Madam Patricia Appiagyei has stated government’s determination to stop all illegal mining on the country’s water... read more
Asafo residents commend Kumasi mayor…as mountainous refuse is evacuated
Residents of Asafo-Zion and Moonlight, all suburbs within the Kumasi Metropolis have expressed their gratitude to the Metro Chief Executive of Kumasi, Osei Assibey-Antwi for ensuring the mountainous... read more
Planting for foods and jobs programme could fail-Lecturer
The “Planting for food and jobs” campaign which was launched by the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week may not succeed if small holder farmers are not part of it, Prof Saa Dittoh, a... read more
Pesticides cause up to 41 million people to suffer from adverse reactions and 200,000 deaths a year
The UN has released a report that condemns the use of toxic pesticides – and attributes over 200,000 deaths per year, worldwide, to their use. The report also attacks the claim of agro-chemical... read more
Don’t ban, but regularize our activities-Wassa Amenfi Small scale miners plead
A group of concerned small scale miners in the Wassa Amenfi area has petitioned the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to rather regularize the activities of small scale miners than seek for a... read more