The 3rd edition of the Agric Students Career Guidance and Mentorship Dialogue Boot-camp (AG-STUD) 2020 is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 10th to Friday, March 13th, 2020 at the Coconut Groove Hotel, Sakumono, Accra.
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Agritech West Africa 2020 launched.
The agriculture sector in recent years has appreciated significantly with the introduction of agronomical practices, improved seeds, technology and many more, yet the sector has not been fully utilized.
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Popularizing Ghana Rice with Weak Support System.
It was not surprising to hear the Ghana rice run out of stocks in a certain part of the country in the wake of the “Eat Ghana Rice” campaign. Ghanaians are now enthused about the health benefits and have developed the taste for the locally produced rice. Several complaints were made by individuals and organizations that went through “hell’ during the festive seasons in accessing the Ghana rice even at the major market centers and shops in the cities.
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Rwanda pilots ‘revolutionary’ potato seeds.
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has started testing True Potato Seeds, which are produced by Solynta, a Dutch firm that develops hybrid potatoes.
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Prof. Eric Danquah to serve on board of new $25m USAID Food Security Initiative.
Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has been appointed to serve on the board of a new $25 million United States Agency for International Development (USAID) food security initiative. The Cornell University-led initiative called the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) is a new global food crop research program that will work to deliver enhanced agricultural production tools in developing nations across the world.
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Alliance for Science Ghana sends its End of Year Statement.
Alliance for Science Ghana is an organization that seeks to promote access to scientific innovation as a means of enhancing food security.
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“Take the Ghana Rice Campaign to the International Community” – H.E Rawlings.
Former President of the Republic of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings is urging the Rice Value Chain Actors to extend their campaign to the international community to promote the consumption of produced-in-Ghana rice.
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“Executive Order must be Adhered Too” – Stakeholders tells State Institutions.
Chief Executive Officer for the John A. Kufuor Foundation Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah is urging the public and government institutions to start using Ghana Rice for their programmes and activities as directed by the President.
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The 2019 Igniters urged to contribute their quota to end hunger strike on African Continent by 2023.
The Ignite 2019 successfully ended with fifteen women from and across the African continent, networking, sharing ideas and connections to change and transforming the scope of women in the Agric value chain at Silver Towers in Accra.
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Invest in Young Farmers – YPARD tells Government.
Country Representative for Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Ghana, Mr. Kafui Kwesi Agbe is urging the government to come up with a high-level policy to improve the production and Modernization of Agriculture which will help drive sustainable industrialization and help ensure more youth are engaged in the Agricultural sector.
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