Cocoa farmers at Wassa resort to ‘galamsey money’ to maintain farms.
Some cocoa farmers in the Wassa enclave of the Western Region have resorted to proceeds they realise from trading-off portions of their...
Cashew farmers kick against government-backed decision to set prices.
A plan by the Ghana Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) to implement a pricing regime has been met with resistance by cashew...
Demonstration trial of improved cowpea varieties underway in Wa.
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) is carrying out a field trial of improved...
Ghana disputes a new report on child labour rising in West...
Government officials in Ghana, as well as public commentators, are disputing the findings of a new report based on a recent study...
COCOBOD to inject US$200 million towards domestic cocoa processing.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will next year inject US$200 million into domestic cocoa processing.
The money will be...
Food Sovereignty Ghana goes to court tomorrow on Ghana’s first GMO...
Recently, Genetic Modify Foods (GMOs) are believed to have been introduced in Ghana’s food system creating anxiety among consumers. Ghana is believed...
New law transfers oversight of Cocobod to the Agric Minister.
A new bill, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Amendment) Bill 2017, which will transfer ministerial oversight over Cocobod to the Minister of Food...
Pre-Harvest 2020: An important platform to assist farmers and the value...
The 10th annual Pre-Harvest Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference have been ushered irrespective of the global pandemic with the theme: Covid-19 And Beyond;...
PRESS STATEMENT: GCCP commends the Ghana Cocoa Board on producer price...
The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) celebrates the government’s efforts in ensuring cocoa farmers earn a decent income. We have followed various steps taken...
Newmont, COCOBOD collaborate to fix 35.5km Nkawkaw-Noyem-New Abirem road.
Newmont Ghana has collaborated with Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) to fix the Nkawkaw-Noyem to New Abirem cocoa road under a joint-venture.
The project, which is...
