Officials from Naads want to conduct a verification exercise before making payment yet farmers say the some seedlings were destroyed during the dry seasons
Confusion. Officials from Naads want to conduct a verification exercise before making payment yet farmers say the some seedlings were destroyed during the dry seasons.
The Gt. Accra regional chairman of the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC), Nii Tetteh Ako Djamroja VI has appealed to the ministry of fisheries and aquaculture and other stakeholders to rescind its decision for the May 15 closed season to June as recommended by the Scientific and Technical Working Group (STWG).
The Scientific and Technical Working Group which includes representatives from the UCC, UG, FC, NAFAG, GNCFC etc. under the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project recommended that the closed season for 2019 should begin in June and end in July rather than the announced date of May 15 to 15th June by the Ministry of fisheries.
The research report sighted by Agric Today news dated 14, march 2019 and addressed to the Minister of Fisheries and aquaculture, Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, showed that May 15 to June 15th date given by the government would only produce minimal results of 5% while that of June to July will have a percentage increase of 20%.
A shared ambition to transform agriculture would be the only way to stem the tide of Africa’s dependence on imports.
The conference was sponsored by TrustAfrica, an advocacy organisation.
The future of food security and sufficiency in the world depends principally on what Africa does with its agriculture and especially with the involvement of its young people.
Apart from the limited participation of the youth in agriculture, the delegates outlined and discussed a number of other reasons farming tends to stagnate in Africa.
As part of an effort to help address the skills gap that has been a challenge in the cashew Industry in Africa over the years, the 8th edition of the master Training programme on cashew value chain promotion has opened in Ghana. The programme is to increase theoretical knowledge and help enhance practical skills of African cashew experts to further promote the competitiveness of cashew in Africa.
The UK Foreign Office business delegation sign deals worth £82m in Nigeria and Ghana that will see up to 1600 new jobs created and agriculture transformed in Ghana.
An agriculturist, Mr Ismail Olawale, on Monday said local farmers in Nigeria might not be ready to practice hydroponic farming system in spite of its multifaceted benefits.
The Birifor Women Association (BWA), in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah Region has appealed to the government and other development agencies to assist them with modern farm implements. The appeal was made during the 7th Annual Congress of the Association in Kalba in the Sawla-Tuna Kalba district of the Savannah region under the theme, “Nursing the Baby Savannah Region through Agriculture and Formal Education”.
As part of the effort to help to improve poultry production, Amplified Ghana has embarked on series of demonstrations to teach poultry farmers the right feeding methods in order to reduce cost and make maximum profit.
A farmers’ association in the country says a ruling for Pepsi could set a terrible precedent for their rights.
PepsiCo is suing Indian farmers for growing potatoes which it claims it has the exclusive right to grow under intellectual property laws.
The country’s fishing sector’s abysmal performance over the years has deepened, as data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) for the fourth quarter of 2018 show the industry’s growth has again contracted.
