National Trends
Kenya’s food imports increase with worsening inflation
China is the most significant contributor of Kenyan imports accounting for 31.6 per cent of the total bill. This is...
AgDevCo attracts local investor to grow food crops in the Babator Irrigated Farming Hub
AgDevCo has announced that Oba Pack Company Limited, a Ghanaian-owned agribusiness, has purchased the Babator Farming Company Limited (BFC). Prior...
Local fruit processing industry operating at 62% capacity, Research Reveals
Analysis of the fruit processing sector in the country has shown that the industry is being underutilized, as only about...
Striking Cocoa Carriers to Resume Work — COCOBOD Announces
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has given an assurance that striking cocoa carriers will resume work this week, as measures...
1D1F targets investor-focus on 124 ‘vacant’ districts, Trade Minister Reveals
With 278 projects incorporated under government’s flagship One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative in 136 districts, attention of the programme’s...
National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme to Support 500 Agri-Youth
An initial batch of 500 youth farmers, processors and agricultural technology (agritech) developers across the country are being supported to...
Supporting Agribusinesses Remains Our Priority – ADB Board Chair Reiterates
The Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II has reiterated the commitment of the bank to...
COCOBOD Promises to Eradicate Child Labour
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured that it will take legal actions against farmers who use child labour on...
‘IT IS POSSIBLE’ Roadshow to Train 27, 500 Ghanaian Youth
In Ghana, about 400,000 youth join the labour force annually (ACET, 2020), with a greater part of that figure not...
Agriculture is a Successful Module for Job Creation and Economic Empowerment— Zanetor Rawlings Urges ‘IT IS POSSIBLE’ Beneficiaries
Over one hundred and sixty thousand Ghana cedis (160, oo0) have so far been invested into the novel Agricultural Capacity...