Ghana targets rice self-sufficiency by 2028 as US$18.8M REWARD Projects kick...
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, has announced that Ghana is targeting self-sufficiency in rice production by 2028, with a national...
Government to Develop 175-Hectare Anunuso Irrigation Scheme to Boost Rice Production
The Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has cut sod for the development of the Anunuso Water Conservation Scheme at Anunuso Valley...
Ghana’s cashew industry faces processing gap as Côte d’Ivoire moves to...
Ghana’s cashew industry is facing growing concerns over its limited capacity to process raw nuts locally, with industry players warning that the country risks...
Ghana ranked 4th in Africa for exporting cocoa bean to EU...
Ghana was ranked 4th in terms of cocoa bean exports to Europe between 2021 and 2024, averaging 53.7%, Fitch Solutions has revealed.
Cameroon was the biggest...
Many farmers in Bono East Region have switched to vegetable production
Many farmers in the Bono East Region have switched from maize and yam, cultivating vegetables in commercial quantities to meet the growing market demand...
TCDA begins distribution of inputs to improve rural livelihoods of over...
The Tree Crops Development Authority has begun distributing agricultural inputs to tree crop farmers for the 2026 planting season.
The tree crops, namely cashew, coconut,...
COCOBOD bans LBCs from buying cocoa from farmers on credit
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has barred Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) from purchasing cocoa beans on credit from farmers, warning that companies that breach...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon unite to end raw cocoa exports
The Federal Government will next Tuesday host Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in Abuja for a landmark summit where the four countries will launch...
Our rice deficit is not simply a burden on our balance...
In Ghana, rice is the 2nd most consumed cereal with current per capita consumption of about 51 kilograms and still rising.
Last year alone, Ghana...
Climate change could pose a major risk to cassava in Africa:...
Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million...
