Cashew Generates US$244.5m In Export Revenue
The total export revenue realized from cashew in 2016 was US$244,500,000, making the commodity the leading non-traditional crop export revenue ...
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Ban Poultry Importation
The Ghana Charismatic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) has said that instead of pursuing a one district one factory policy, the government ...
Man, 31 Caught Having Sex With A Pig
'I saw the man groping and having sex with my pig' The Amansie West District town of Agroyesum in the ...
Food Security Project Launched In Bongo
The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO), in collaboration with the Association of Church-based Development projects (ACEDP), has launched a ...
Rice Farmers Record Bumper Harvest But Worried Over Lack of Ready Market
Rice farmers in the Volta Region who complained of losses in the past are now heaving a sigh of relief ...
Brazil Packers ‘sold Bad Meat Worldwide’
The authorities in Brazil suspended 33 government officials amid allegations that some of the country's biggest meat processors have been ...
National Sports College Facilities Deteriorating; Sports Minister Asked To Intervene
Some sportsmen and women want Youth And Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah to immediately intervene to salvage the National Sports College ...
Nigeria Saves $5m Daily From Ban On Rice, Wheat Imports
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban of importation of rice ...
Agric Initiative Will Increase Income Levels — Dr Akoto
Ghana will increase agricultural productivity to international standards through the new policy initiative, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, the Minister ...
Waakye Rushed To Hospital Over Heart Failure
Veteran Ghanaian actor, Prince Yawson, popularly known as ‘Waakye, has disclosed to Presspeep.com how he was rushed by a coconut ...
Agric Insurance Offers Risk Mitigation To Farmers
Experts say insurance should be part of any risk management strategy. However, the agricultural sector is susceptible to many challenges. ...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Campaign Gets To Volta Region’
The Volta regional technical committee for the implementation of the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ campaign has been inaugurated in ...
GMO Cowpea Hits Local Market Next Year
Ongoing field tests on genetically modified cowpea (Bt cowpea) have produced successful results and will be ready for commercialisation and ...
Food Sovereignty Tackles Osei-Owusu On GMOs
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) has said it “totally rejects the false impression” that the chairman of parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph ...
Over 150,000 Eggs In Ghana Go Waste Annually
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers has told Citi Business News over 10% of eggs produced annually are disposed ...
Poultry Farmers Upbeat 2017 Budget Will Revive the Industry
Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has lauded government’s quest to address challenges faced by maize farmers in the country as ...
NPP To Revive ‘operation Feed Yourself’
Government will launch an agricultural campaign this year akin to Acheampong’s “operation feed yourself” to beef up Ghana’s food security, ...
MP Wants More Support For Staple Crop Farmers
Former Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has urged government to provide more funds ...
Trump Immigration Policies Have Farming Industry On Edge
President Donald Trump's tough new immigration measures are sending shudders through the US farming industry, which largely employs a low-wage ...
Ghana’s Rice Farming Sector – the Disconnect
According to Nyanteng, Ghana experienced a rapid dietary shift to rice, particularly in the urban centres, during the early post-independence ...