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COCOBOD Pilots Pension Scheme for Cocoa Farmers
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has started the implementation of a pilot cocoa farmers’ pension scheme in New Edubiase in...
We want 50% reduction in benchmark values reversed, Artisanal Palm Oil Producers Demand
While the Ghana Union of Traders Association, GUTA is calling for the maintenance of the 50% benchmark values reduction policy,...
CSIR & SRI Develop New Technologies for Soil Fertility Management
The Soil Research Institute (SRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has rolled out new technologies for effective management of...
Rice Imports Continues to Surge, as Domestic Production Hovers at 30%
Domestic production of rice in Ghana is still wobbling around 30 percent as rice imports continue to surge. According to...
Time to Prioritize Fruit and Vegetable Sector to Increase economic prospects – Entomologist
The fruits and vegetable industry has huge prospects to widen the country’s foreign exchange earnings, Dr. Maxwell Billah, an entomologist...
Golden Star Resources Gearing up to Start Oil Palm Exportation
The Chief Executive Officer of mining firm Golden Star Resources (GSR), Andrew Wray, has hinted at plans of certifying produce...
Post-harvest-losses Erode Successes of PFJ – Esoko
Work done by commodity price monitoring and agricultural research firm, Esoko has revealed that the gains chalked with the implementation...
Zimbabwe Records Bumper Harvest; Expected to Boost Poultry Sector
The bumper harvest recorded by Zimbabwe this year on the back of a successful cropping season is expected to drive...
Ghana Expected to Earn Billions of Dollars from 6 Tree Crops
Ghana is expected to earn billions of dollars from some six identified tree crops in the next decade. The six...
Akuapem Gold Ready to Start Processing of Avocado Oil in September
Akuapem Gold Avocado Cultivation and Processing Limited, is set to start processing oil from avocado as well as export the...