A scoping study to understand and identify viable options for interventions to improve climate resilient agriculture in the Northern Region has identified conservative agriculture, flood recession and small scale farming as the most potent toll of increasing farm productivity in the Savannah ecological zone. The study reveals that at least 40 million cubic meters of … Read more
A new technology, dubbed “MoneyMaker irrigation pump” has been introduced in the country by KickStart, a machines manufacturer, to help farmers farm all-year-round irrespective of the season. Farmers in most parts of the country have been battling poor rainfall, as the country’s 56 irrigation schemes are not sufficient enough to meet the demands of all … Read more
Public irrigation schemes in some parts of the country are under threat from the activities of illegal mining (galamsey) and real estate developers, Kwasi Asare-Mintah, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA), has disclosed. In an interview with the B&FT, Mr. Asare-Mintah said irrigation lands in Ashaiaman, Weija, Dawhenya, Akurobi, … Read more
It becomes necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. The first step therefore is to make the African (Ghanaian) come to himself; to pump back life into its empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, … Read more
· Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America · Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen pollution with up to a half of all river stretches affected · Up to 323 million people on three continents at risk of infection from diseases caused … Read more
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has warned that Ghana may experience shortage of foodstuff if pragmatic measures are not taken to develop irrigation farms due to changes in the weather pattern. A large part of Ghana’s agriculture sector depends on rainfall, but recent reports indicate a shortage of common staple which hitherto was in … Read more