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, …
Farmers in the country should be able to secure increased credit from banks with the coming on board of the Ghana Incentive Based Risk Sharing Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL). According to the Ministry of Agriculture, GIRSAL which will be rolled out this year is meant to serve as an incentive for banks to increase their lending …
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 …
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is optimistic it will help reverse the trend of the declining contribution of agriculture to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the census it is about to conduct on the sector. The census which will be conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), will survey …
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 …