Nine Ghanaian cocoa farming unions have been awarded grants to invest in new climate-smart small businesses on behalf of their members, as part of a scheme implemented by Fairtrade Foundation. Each new enterprise aims to pilot new ways for cocoa farmers to earn extra money to supplement their incomes and, at the same time, build …
A number of indigenous agribusiness firms are receiving both technical and managerial training on how to gain access to new potential markets in the European Union (EU). The training is designed to assist agro-business companies with a potential for the international market as well as companies that already sell internationally, but intend to expand their …
As part of efforts to encourage Ghana’s youth, especially graduates to take agriculture seriously, RMG Ghana, one of Ghana’s leading supplier of agro inputs to the Ghanaian economy, is set to launch a reality show on farming. The show, which will be aired on Ghana’s fastest growing television network, Citi TV, will provide an opportunity …
Sixteen (16) startups, drawn from Africa, USA, Portugal, Brazil have been selected to partake in Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s (UM6) Impulse Acceleration Program in Morocco, Switzerland and the USA. The program, which begun on January 13, 2020, has three Ghanaian Agritech start-ups, Esoko, SAYeTECH and Trotro Tractor, selected among 350 applications received after the Impulse …
Government has expressed confidence that a €7.2 million fund earmarked for poverty alleviation in some rural communities will improve the lives of the beneficiaries by 2024. The amount, provided under the supervision of the European Union is aimed at giving financial assistance to a number of Ghanaian farmers in rural communities. Speaking at a forum …
The Food and Agriculture Ministry has warned of an invasion of a new crop pest, the Dessert Locust which could cause huge negative impact on the country’s food security. According to the ministry, the pest is more destructive than the Fall Army worm pests which caused huge devastation a few years ago. A very small …
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has begun a mass immunization of fish farms in the country to fight the Infectious Spleen and Kidney Virus diseases in fish. The exercise follows the mysterious losses of tilapia in fish farms along the Volta Lake. The Asutuare area in the Shai Osudoku District recorded one of …
Attempts by some persons in the Northern Region who are into poultry farming to introduce quail farming to boost the consumption of its protein-rich meat and medicinal eggs, has hit a snag. More than eighty farmers who ventured into the project, say there is no market for the bird and its products in Ghana. The …
Barclays Bank, a market leader in agribusiness lending, says agriculture will continue to be an important focus area as it changes its name to Absa in February 2020. The 2017 Best Bank in Agribusiness Finance in the Rice, Maize and Soya value chain currently provides financing that benefits agribusinesses and smallholder farmers. Barclays recognises agriculture …
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has revealed that the small-scale loans to be given to women engaged in the fishing business are ready. She said this when she accompanied President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to present some 6,336 outboard motors and other fishing equipment to fisherfolk along the coast on …