The call for application of the 2019 edition of Ignite, a business incubation programme that provides comprehensive support for African women in agribusiness has been launched in Accra. The programme is soliciting entries from women in the sector who desire deeper exposure to opportunities and possibilities in the sector.
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa expect to attract hundreds of investment opportunities involving locally based agribusinesses for partnership in order to unlock additional resources during AGRF 2019.
“Agricultural industry actors in Jamaica face issues with accessing credit facilities from traditional financial institutions at affordable rates due to a lack of collateral, lack of structured financial data and the cost due to the intensive risk assessment requirements,” says Jermaine Henry, CEO of FlowFacto, a cloud-based financing platform for agriculture exporters.
The Green Label Secretariat has called on all farmers and processors to join the green label certification scheme to ensure availability of quality and safe of fruits and vegetables in the country.
The International Association of students in Agriculture and Related Sciences (IAAS) world, on 25th July 2019, during the 63rd IAAS WORLD Congress in Côte D’Ivoire, elected new executives for the association for 2019/2020 year.
The owner of this year’s supreme champion at the Southern Agricultural Show said he was “delighted” to have won after 50 years of showing cattle.
Jonathan Quine, from Bride, beat off the competition with his 18-month-old Charolais bull named Ballakilley Ollie.
Show judge Ian Faragher said the home-bred animal was the “best beast on the day”.
Animals from across the Isle of Man were shown at the event which showcases the island’s agricultural industry.
After receiving the Silver Rosebowl, Mr Quine said he was “over the moon”.
“I used to show cattle when I was 17, and it’s taken me until now to get a bowl of my own, a cup of my own.”
The first reserve prize was awarded to a Holstein cow owned by Vicky Sloan-Masson and Neil Masson, while second reserve went to Danny and Paula Creer’s 2-shear Texel ram.
Fourth in the line-up was a heavy horse named Daisy, shown by Ned Kennaugh and Sylvia Morrey.
Despite the wet conditions, thousands of people flocked to the show on the Great Meadow in Castletown.
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The Association of Ghana Industries has assured its maximum support for the government’s flagship programme the Tree Crops and the Planting for Export and Rural Development to win the agenda for National and Private Sector Growth.
The West Gonja District Assembly has presented eleven (11) motorbikes to Agriculture extension officers in the West Gonja District of the Savannah region.
Farmers cultivating their cocoa in an organic farming system have being awarded in Akyem Asuom in the Eastern Region. An amount over Seven thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 7,000.00) was distributed to thirty-one (31) farmers as cocoa premium commonly refers to as “bonus” by Serendipalm Company Limited.
The amount was presented to the beneficiary farmers at a grand durbar in Akyem Asuom as an incentive for their effort towards sustainable cocoa production in respect to conservation of biodiversity.
The Internal Control System Manager of Serendipalm, Christian Obeng Boahen expressed that the company is committed to agriculture sustainability in Ghana and the improvement of the living standard of the rural farmers both socially and economically.
“We hope to improve the living standard of the farmers through our operations in the Kwaebibirem municipality. It is by this effort that we introduce methods that are sustainable and have the potentials to help communities socially and economically”, He echoed.
According to him, the company is poised to train and source high quality cocoa beans from the farmers on the company’s registered list. He urged other farmers in the community to be part of this programme as a collective effort as a key towards self-empowerment and sustainability.
He mentioned that the objective of the company is in line with the government policies to revamp the cocoa sector and sustain its contribution to the economy of Ghana, impart farmer lives and support the sustainable development goal of the UN.
Maame Samah Efua Arkaifie, the Fair-Trade and Agriculture Support Manager of Serendipalm appreciated the cocoa farmers for their commitment. She commended them for adhering to the participatory training methods on organic and regenerative agriculture given to them by Serendipalm Ltd to produce good quality cocoa beans for the chocolate industries out the country.
“Your commitment has imparted greatly through an increase in crop productivity and higher income to your various home. “These is an achievement we must all be proud of as the future generation would appreciate our current effort”, she reiterated.
In an interview with Agric Today Media, Maame Arkaifie said the programme is focus on building the capacity of the registered farmers to manage and operate their farms as business and grow an entrepreneurial spirit of their farms. The programme is also expected to benefit over three thousand (3,000.00) farmers in the area and aid in various community development as it expands.
In responds, the farmers expressed their gratitude to the company for their support since they came to the community and promised to adhere to the good practices the company has vouchsafed to them.
“We are happy for this kind gesture from the company and we believe that adhering to such practices in the management of our cocoa farms would potentially liberate us from the current economic constraints”, – Farmer Kofi Ayebi of Akyem Bomso said.
The function was graced by many dignitaries including the management of Serendipalm, traditional authorities from the catchment areas, directors from the Department of Agriculture in the Kwaebibirem Municipality, workers, farmers and community members.
Reporter: Abass Iddrisu.
Agricultural Manufacturing Group Limited – AMG. A leading indigenous importer and distributor of Fertilizer in Ghana has launched a month long intensive sensitization program in partnership with the PBC LTD the leader in internal marketing of Cocoa in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
