Flowers are not just beautiful. They are useful for both humans and animals, providing natural medicines and nutrition – even generating raw material for universally consumed foods such as honey. Banana and citrus flowers have been used in food for humans over the years and the petals of the rose flower are used in both … Read more
Unique Floral, a leading floral retailing and event decorating company in Ghana has as part of its 25th anniversary celebration organized a gala dinner at its events grounds at the Trade Fair centre in Accra. The dinner saw the attendance of government officials such as Ministers of State and Members of Parliament as well as … Read more
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed disappointment in the attempt by the Minister of Agriculture and some Vetting Committee members to misinform Ghanaians about the implication of the Plant Breeders Bill. The Association said what even saddened it was that the Minister-designate managed to convince the Committee that Food Sovereignty Ghana, a … Read more
Growing up, I spent time on the farm. I always enjoyed watching the maize seeds we sowed germinate, grow up and actually bear maize fruits. It was fascinating to me how one maize seed produces so much maize. As the youngest child, during the planting season I follow my elder brothers. They use sticks to … Read more
On 5 December, the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) will meet to adopt the draft regulations to the Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (“Arusha Protocol”). As the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, I would like to share my concerns with regard to the … Read more
The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) is accusing parliament of taking its members for a ride over its decision to defer approval of the controversial Plant Breeders’ Bill to 2017. Vice President of the Association John Awuku Dziwornu says a delay in passing the bill into law is denying farmers the opportunity … Read more
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to conduct a probe into the circumstances that led to 60 tonnes of foundation seeds valued at US$200,000 going bad at the port. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Dr Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, who gave the hint, described as strange the delay … Read more
Sixty tonnes of foundation seeds worth US$200,000 meant for rice cultivation can no longer be used as seeds because they were kept at the Tema port for several months after they had arrived. According to the General Manager of Prairie Volta Limited (PVL), Mr Kojo Osae-Addo, the seeds which cost US$2 per kilogramme expired at … Read more