The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Global Shea Alliance (GSA), Wednesday, launched the Action for Shea Parklands (ASP) initiative, under which 20,000 shea trees will be planted in Ghana this year.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is focusing on mitigating the cocoa swollen shoot disease in its research activities, Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto announced on Wednesday.
Mr. Sylvester de Clercq Mensah, the Cashew Regional Coordinator for the Upper Zone, has called for the promotion of the local consumption of cashew in the country.
An estimated 18 million cases of cancer were reported around the world in 2018, of which 9.5 million cases were in men and 8.5 million in women.
Farmers have been urged to adopt good agricultural practices which include the use of appropriate planting materials, good agronomical practices to increased sustainable food production.
China’s notorious distant fishing fleet appears to be undertaking a major global expansion, particularly into Africa’s already over-fished waters.
Commodity Analyst, Esoko Ghana, says the prices of some foodstuff are likely to see a further reduction in the month of August.
Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey has said he expects a shortage of food items including rice and tomatoes because the country is no longer importing these commodities as it used to before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
China appears to be launching a significant expansion of its distant water fishing fleet around the world and most notably in Africa.
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Eric: Hello and welcome to another edition of China in Africa podcast. I’m Eric Olander and as always, I’m joined by Cobus Van Staden, a senior China, and Africa researcher at the South African Institute of international affairs in Johannesburg, South Africa. A very good afternoon to you Cobus.
