Mr Collins Ntim, Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has hinted of plans by government to position the country as the leading producer of cashew in eight years. Cote D’Ivoire is currently Africa’s largest exporter of cashew and produces 700,000 metric tonnes a year ahead of Ghana’s 600,000 metric tonnes. Mr Ntim at … Read more
If you’re a lover of guacamole, chocolate avocado shakes or smashed avocado on toast, get ready to pay more for your fix of the green fruit. Avocado prices have risen to a record due to surging global demand and reduced harvests from major producers Mexico, Peru and California. A 10-kilogram box of Hass avocados from … Read more
The continuous dwindling in the fortunes of the cashew sub-sector has ignited calls on the government to save the situation from its present quagmire. Subsequently, the Cashew Industry Association of Ghana (CIAG) has called on the government to give priority attention to the ailing sector by rolling out an aggressive expansion programme to restore the … Read more
Home brewed alcohol, popularly known as Akpeteshie, is the most patronised drink among the alcoholic beverages in the country, Weekend Today can confirm. The drink, which is produced in Ghana by distilling palm wine or sugar cane juice, is enjoyed by many Ghanaians including the rich and the poor, young and old. However, Weekend Today’s investigations revealed that no … Read more
Cashew, one of the country’s foremost non-traditional exports, is facing plummeting fortunes after suffering long years of neglect, resulting in it recording a negative 17.5 percent growth in 2014. The cashew industry, the African Cashew Alliance said, requires urgent attention to save it from imminent collapse, which would throw thousands of farmers and others whose … Read more
Teachers of the Amanhia M/A Basic School in the Akuapim North Municipality of the Eastern region who incurred the wrath of the Municipal Director of Education Grace Owusua Addo after abandoning their post to pound fufu have since shown remorse. The teachers numbering 8 were served queries to explain why they conducted themselves in that … Read more
Eight teachers who were queried for preparing Fufu on the premises of their school, after which they failed to teach students as they were practically dazed by the heavy meal, have officially written letters apologizing for their action. The 8 are teachers of the Amanhia M/A Basic school, who were queried by the Akuapim North Municipal Director of … Read more
A teacher with the Amahi M/A Basic School in the Akuapem-North Municipal Assembly has been summoned to appear before the Municipal Director of Education, Ms. Grace Owusua Addo for misconduct. In a bizarre query letter dated March 27, 2017, the teacher, Ansah G. Darkoa, is to explain why he should not be sanctioned for misconducting … Read more
The total export revenue realized from cashew in 2016 was US$244,500,000, making the commodity the leading non-traditional crop export revenue generator. The President of the Ghana Cashew Industry Association, Winfred Osei Owusu, disclosed this to the Business and Financial Times on the sidelines of a field visit to cashew farms at Wenchi in the Brong … Read more
By: Kwesi Atta Sakyi Praying before eating reminds us always of God the Great Cornucopia and Provider of our needs who provides from His rich bounty and Horn of Plenty from above. According to the biblical account of creation of man in Genesis chapter 3, verses 1 to 24, when God created man, man sinned … Read more
Ghanaians have been advised to put premium on food safety; going the extra mile to make sure that the food they eat is free from any bacterial infection. Mr. David Asah-Kissiedu, Deputy Chief Dietician, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), expressed deep worry about the situation where many tended to overlook proper hygiene at the various … Read more
Ghanaians have been advised to put premium on food safety by going the extra mile to make sure that the food they eat is free from any bacterial infection. Mr. David Asah-Kissiedu, Deputy Chief Dietician, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), expressed deep worry about the situation where many overlook proper hygiene at the various stages … Read more
By Kwesi Atta Sakyi 4th March 2017 Since the Man of God, Pastor Mensah Otabil, made his pronouncement about the ill-effects of eating fufu, the media has known no peace. For some weeks now it is fufu this, fufu that, and fufu, fufu on the news ad nauseum. Fufu has gained a grandstand media attention … Read more
Our elders say, “A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches.” How profoundly true! Our elders are wise indeed! It is known to all that the electorate voted massively for change in the last presidential polls. The man who sold the vote message to his compatriots is … Read more
The failed opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary hopeful, Obuobia Darko Opoku has mocked Founder of the International Central Gospel Church, Pastor Mensah Otabil saying she prefers to eat Fufu infested with bacteria. Pastor Otabil insists Africans are cutting shot their lives with their continuous eating of Fufu. Fufu, which is prepared with cooked cassava … Read more
Defeated opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary hopeful, Obuobia Darko-Opoku has mocked Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensah Otabil saying she prefers to eat fufu infested with bacteria. Pastor Otabil insists Africans are cutting short their lives with their continues eating of fufu. Fufu, which is prepared with cooked cassava and … Read more
Sitting down to a mouth-watering bowl of fufu with hand licking soup is a thing most Africans look to. Many may be taken aback hearing this however, as Founder of the International Central Gospel Church has said that “fufu” is “killing” Africans. He said this whiles speaking on the need for a change in the … Read more
Most of us are very self-conscious about the way we smell, especially when we need to attend an important event like an interview, a date or a get-together with family and friends. At times, our body smell resembles the food we’ve eaten and no matter how much we shower, deodorize or splash on our favorite … Read more
With an appealing physical outlook and delicious taste, plantain has over the years stood out as a diverse food to savor with every taste. This food has been coming to the culinary rescue of many Nigerians for a long time. Jumia Travel shares 6 of the diverse ways plantain can be cooked into enviable mouth-watering … Read more
Africa is a continent rich in culture, tradition, diversity and food recipes. Jumia Travel shares 5 mouth-watering African delicacies you should either invest your culinary skills in or try whenever you are chanced. You will definitely not regret it. KENYAN/SWAHILI CHICKEN BIRYANI (KENYA) It’s a traditional Kenyan coastal cuisine and a rice-based dish (that is, … Read more