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.
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has started testing True Potato Seeds, which are produced by Solynta, a Dutch firm that develops hybrid potatoes.
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.
Alliance for Science Ghana is an organization that seeks to promote access to scientific innovation as a means of enhancing food security.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animals Resources Jean-Claude Musabyimana has said that the local seeds production strategy in place will see Rwanda totally stop the importation of maize seeds by 2020.
The 2019 National Best Agroforestry Farmer, Mr. Robben Asare is urging the youth to venture into agriculture which will help drive sustainable industrialization and help ensure a hunger and malnutrition free continent.
