Fertilizer
Farmer Associations protest reduction in fertiliser subsidies
Fertilizer prices shoot up by more than 200% We were not consulted on reduction of subsidies, Farmers Association 50 kg...
Rice Yield in Upper East Region Drops Due to Shortage of Fertilizer
Rice yield in the Upper East Region in the 2021 cropping season dropped by 2,521 metric tonnes due to a...
Cocoa Farmers Sensitized on COCOBOD’s Flagship Programme at Nkonya Wurupong
Cocoa farmers in Nkonya in the Hohoe-Kpeve District of the Volta Region have on 21st January 2022 been sensitised on...
Local Farmers, Foodstuff Traders Engage in Profit-Racketeering
as neighbouring countries fuel food hoarding tendencies The consistent hiking of price of food commodities in parts of Northern Ghana...
Powerful sensors on planes detect crop nitrogen with high accuracy
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers transformed agriculture as we know it during the Green Revolution, catapulting crop yields and food security to...
UFCL Demonstrates Efficacy of New Fertilizers at 11th Pre-harvest
The agricultural sector, like all others in the country cannot develop and thrive without the socio-economic support of stakeholders. Stakeholders...
Gov’t Spent ¢1bn Subsidizing Seeds and Fertilizers – Agric Minister
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has revealed that about ¢1 billion was spent on subsidizing seeds...
New Data Will Help End Fertilizer Challenges – Agric Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has assured that new data made available to government by...
Fairtrade Raises Living Standards for the Poorest Cocoa Farmers, New Report Reveals
New research into the living standards of cocoa farming families shows that on average, Fairtrade boosts farmers’ spending on household...
2016 Best Farmer Bemoans Widespread Abuse of Agrochemicals
The 2016 national best maize farmer, Kofi Vinyo, has bemoaned the massive abuse of agrochemicals by farmers across Ghana, especially...