Respect for nature will keep our environs clean – Okyenhene
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has underscored the need for Ghanaians to respect nature to ensure their communities and traditional areas are clean and healthy. “In the olden days, our mothers will wake up around 4:00 a.m., and sweep the compound; there was nothing like dumping of refuse into the gutters, and for that...
Farmers in Northern Ghana trained on seasonal weather forecast
The Canadian Feed the Children (CFTC), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has built the capacities of selected smallholder farmers in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region on seasonal weather forecast. This will enable them make informed decisions on their farming practices. The workshop, held in Tamale, was organized by the CFTC in collaboration with the...
GHANAP worry over threat to the existence of honey bees
The Ghana Apiculture Platform (GHANAP) has expressed worry about how honey bees and other pollinators have come under serious threat around the world. These threats according to GHANAP had compelled the United Nations (UN) to fix May 20 every year as UN Bee Day to draw public attention to the critical role bees play in...
Investing in Agriculture is not risky – Dr. Bawumia to financial institutions
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on financial institutions to reconsider the notion that investing in Agriculture is risky and play their integral role to promote agriculture, export and socio-economic development. He made the call on Thursday when he launched the USAID supported “Feed the Future Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture” (MFA) program via...
U.S. Ambassador launches US$19 million activity to boost agric finance in Ghana
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan joined Vice President of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on May 6, 2021, to outdoor a new U.S. government food security strategy. The first activity is expected to attract US$261 million in private sector financing to boost Ghanaian agribusiness. The Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto...
Gov’t boosting confidence of farmers and financing institutions – Bawumia
The Government of Ghana is committed to creating the enabling environment to generate the needed confidence for farmers and financing institutions to increase financial resources flow into the agriculture sector, Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has said. Dr Bawumia said while speaking during a virtual launch of the Feed the Future Ghana Mobilising Finance in...
Gov’t boosting confidence of farmers and financing institutions – Bawumia
The Government of Ghana is committed to creating the enabling environment to generate the needed confidence for farmers and financing institutions to increase financial resources flow into the agriculture sector, Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has said. Dr Bawumia said while speaking during a virtual launch of the Feed the Future Ghana Mobilising Finance in...
AfCFTA to establish agric value chains across Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat is hopeful of rolling out agricultural value chains in various countries to boost agro-processing across the continent. This was made known by the Secretary-General of the Secretariat, Wamkele Mene. The continent-wide agreement, which seeks to bridge all gaps in the various sectors among African countries, seeks to strengthen...
Women farmers appeal for government support
Women farmers in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region are appealing to the government to prioritize their needs under its agricultural flagship programmes for increased production. They mentioned productive resources such as improved quality seeds, subsidized fertilizers, tractor and extension services among others as their priorities that would boost their agricultural business if...