Government has partnered a local company to establish a factory in the Western Region to produce charcoal from palm kernel for export. The factory, to be sited within the Prestea Huni Valley municipality, is expected to generate revenue for the assembly and create jobs for the people in the area. Municipal Chief Executive for the … Read more
A flock of birds chirp endlessly. Tall trees nearby whisper breezes and chainsaw roars a stone throw away. Shrubs and climbers envelope stumps and wild grasses bloom. The sun is hot, the breeze is cold but the ground is wet with giant footprints of tractors. This is the Kweikaru Forest Reserve where giant trees have … Read more
Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Dr Emmanuel Marfo is calling for a comprehensive approach to tackle the illegal lumbering menace in the country. According to Dr Emmanuel Marfo the local wood industry is being starved of supply while wood gets transported out of the country by illegal chain saw operators. Dr Marfo who has considerable … Read more
There is no tap water, electricity or shops in Lusanga, a Congolese town once known as Leverville where the Dutch-British conglomerate Unilever long ran a profitable palm oil plantation. But the 15,000 onetime workers living on the land recently found new hope in a stark contemporary art centre called the “White Cube” which stands somewhat … Read more
Ghana has been asked to scale up the effort to increase bamboo and rattan production in the country to serve as alternative raw material to timber and help save the forest. Mr. Michael Kwaku, Director of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), said the Steering Committee of the Bamboo and Rattan Development Programme … Read more
Sugar cane farmers could be engaged in the running of the Komenda Sugar factory in the Central Region as part of government’s plan for the factory, Minister Nominee for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has said. Government is looking at involving farmers in the development of a sugar cane plantation and giving them shares in … Read more
Sugar cane farmers could be engaged in the running of the Komenda Sugar factory in the Central Region as part of government’s plan for the factory, Minister Nominee for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has said. Government is looking at involving farmers in the development of a sugar cane plantation and giving them shares in the processing facility, … Read more
Sugar cane farmers will be engaged in the running of the Komenda Sugar factory in the Central Region as part of government’s plan for the factory, Minister Nominee for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has said. Farmers will be included in development of a sugar cane plantation and part of the shares in the processing facility, Mr. … Read more
A loan of $US24m has been approved by parliament to be used as funding for the establishment of a sugarcane plantation to feed the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region, Trade Minister-designate Alan Kyerematen has disclosed. “My understanding is that the defect that has been occasioned by not having a plantation developed to precede … Read more
Bush fires have destroyed large numbers of mango plantations at Gushei in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region. The cultivation of mango plantation was introduced in the Region about 15 years ago by Integrated Tamale Food Company (ITFC) with the aim to introduce another cash crop alongside shea production in the area. A visit … Read more
Bush fires have destroyed large numbers of mango plantations at Gushei in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region. The cultivation of mango plantation was introduced in the Region about 15 years ago by Integrated Tamale Food Company (ITFC) with the aim to introduce another cash crop alongside shea production in the area. A visit … Read more
“As The Globalisation Project Unfolds, It Exposes Its Bankruptcy At The Philosophical, Political, Ecological And Economic Levels. The Bankruptcy Of The World Order Is Leading To Social, Ecological, Political And Economic Non-Sustainability, With Societies, Eco-Systems, And Economies Disintegrating And Breaking Down. The Philosophical And Ethical Bankruptcy Of Globalisation Was Based On Reducing Every Aspect Of … Read more
When I arrived in Babensi II village last July, the whole community was desperately expecting Greenpeace and its partners to provide them with answers and solutions to get their land back. For three years now, many of them have been deprived of their farms and crops, taken by SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) palm oil … Read more
The Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited (GOPDC) has introduced a variety of oil palm seedlings that can grow and yield fruits for over 50 year instead of the normal life-span of 25 years, the company’s Managing Director, Gert Vandersmissen has said. Speaking in an interview with the B&FT, Mr. Vandersmissen is hopeful of increasing … Read more