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Fisheries Minister eyes aquaculture as a game-changer for jobs and food security
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament for Shama, Emelia Arthur, has expressed optimism that developments...
GROW2 project to host workshop on agricultural growth in Northern Ghana
The Greater Rural Opportunities for Women 2 (GROW2) project, led by Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) and funded by Global...
MoFA-FSRP receives applause at ECOWAS confab
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) have been applauded for their partnership to...
Impact of galamsey on cashew sector alarming
The alarming surge of illegal mining in Bono Region is posing a threat to the sustainability of cashew production and...
Citrus industry faces liquidity crisis
The domestic citrus industry is at risk of severe contraction as liquidity constraints and delayed payments threaten the survival of...
Illegal mining threatens cashew production, livelihoods in Bono Region
The alarming surge of illegal mining, known locally as ‘galamsey’, has begun to devastate cashew farms in Bono Region –...
Invest in agriculture to reduce $2bn food import bill – PFAG demands
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is pushing for the prioritization of agriculture policies to reduce the country’s $2...
Ghana’s vegetable exports reach $48 million in 2024
Ghana recorded 48 million dollars from vegetable exports in 2024, according to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). This marked...
Ghana’s cocoa industry faces severe decline despite high global prices
Ghana’s cocoa production dropped by nearly 50 per cent in the past three years, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Minister of...
Women’s land rights key to boosting agriculture and food security – AGRA
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has urged global action to resolve insecure land tenure issues to ensure...