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First Palm Oil Barometer Challenges Negative Public Perception on Palm Oil Sustainability
While smallholder palm oil farmers risk living in poverty, the US$282billion palm oil industry creates huge profits for companies. The...
CMC, GSA, Others Agree to Increase Cocoa Freight Rates
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) and 18 shipping lines have agreed to increase basic freight rates...
GEPA targets US$2.8bn Annually from Coconut Exports
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has said it is targetting an annual revenue of US$2.8 billion from exporting semi-processed...
Let the Producer Price Review Committee do its job – Cocoa Buyers’ Association
Amid calls for a review of the producer cocoa price ahead of the upcoming cocoa season, ostensibly to adjust it...
PFJ Fertilizer Supply Drops by 150%
From a supply base of 450,000 metric tonnes of subsidised fertiliser at the peak of government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food...
COCOBOD’s GH¢12bn Debt Burden Worrying – Auditor-General
The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has raised concerns about the Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) increasing debt burden – which stood...
First 1D1F Factory Doubles Production in 3 Years
The first factory commissioned under the One District; One Factory (1D1F) initiative has doubled its production in three years. Commissioned...
Unscrupulous Persons Diverting Cocoa Fertilizers and Agri-Inputs – COCOBOD
The management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has said it has come to its attention that cocoa fertilizers supplied to...
Government Extends Temporary Ban on Grain Exportation.
Government has extended the temporary ban on the exportation of grains including rice, maize and soya beans. The ban is...
Ketu South MP Bemoans Rapid Decay of Food Crops, Urges Agric Ministry to Prob
The member of parliament for Ketu South, Hon.Dzifa Gomashie has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to investigate the kind...