President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the weekend launched the 2018 Ghana Census of Agriculture at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region. The census of agriculture, which started in April this year, ends around July 31, 2018 and will collate data on the sector for its proper planning and development. The programme is a collaboration …

The Ghana Standards Authority is set to push for a national policy that will ensure that at least 50% of cocoa produced in the country is processed before exportation. Cocoa contributes about 25% to the GDP, amounting to over $2 billion in foreign exchange annually. Ghana, although second on the list of cocoa producers in the world, …

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has said it will launch its flagship ‘Aquaculture for Food and Jobs’ programme by end of May, in a bid to boost local fish production to meet increasing demand. The programme, which is in response to growing concerns over Ghana’s depleting fish stock, will ensure there is …

Agriculture has been a source of tremendous blessing to mankind and indeed Ghana. Since time immemorial, agriculture has proven to be the lifeblood of the world, as it has not only been a source of food but a seedbed for other crucial industries. Today, advancement in knowledge means that agriculture could and should be used …

Government must consider the setting up of an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate the production and marketing of agricultural products so as to attract the needed investment into the sector. “We need an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate sector’s trade, and also the production and market aspects. We need to protect indigenous investments going into …

Ghana is yet to tap into the US$5.8bn organic fertiliser market, although most of the organic plants needed for its production abounds. The 2017 edition of the Fertiliser Statistics Overview of Ghana from 2013 to 2016 reveals that the country imported an average of 234,802mt of inorganic fertiliser – mostly NPK, Urea and TSP – …

Poultry farmers in Ghana will have some relief as more private investors introduce new feed for the farmers. New entrant, Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, has outdoored its latest poultry feed called the ‘Lay More’, onto the market to increase poultry yield. In an interview with Citi Business News, Managing Director of Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, …

About 30,000 smallholder legume farmers in the Northern Region are to benefit from a grant worth US$689,984 to help boost production of legumes using rhizome inoculant technology. Out of the number 9,000 are women, representing 30 percent selected from five regions: namely the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Volta and Brong Ahafo Regions. The project …