Is There Any Link – Increased Local Value Addition And Cocoa...

Anytime, the topics of low income and worsening livelihood of cocoa farmers are raised in Ghana, people mistakenly assume Ghana to be the cocoa...

Tomato farmers at Kpaankole decry of the poor road network.

Young farmers, especially tomato farmers in Kpaankole have lamented over the excessive post-harvest losses due to the deplorable road network. According to Maaniche Dary, a...

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE SUPPORTS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT BOARD WITH GRANTS.

The Rainforest Alliance has supported the Landscape Management Board (LMB) in the Juaboso-Bia in the Western region with an amount of US$18,000, an equivalent...

GARDJA urges speedy operationalisation of cocoa farmers’ welfare fund.

The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has at the launch of its new cocoa advocacy initiative trumpeted the urgent need for...

GIZ trains Agriculture Extension Agents on Topworking Technology.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH held a 2-day training of Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in the Upper West, Savannah and North...

BREAKING: Cocoa farmers to receive huge payment in October.

Cocoa farmers are to be paid hugely for their hard work starting from the next cocoa season in October 2020. This was pronounced by...

Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association launches Cocoa Advocacy Initiative.

The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is pleased to announce the rolling out of a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at...

Farmers want cocoa price increased to GH¢700 per bag.

Cocoa farmers have appealed to Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, to increase the producer price of cocoa beans in the coming 2020/2021...

President Akufo-Addo outdoors the biggest greenhouse project in West Africa.

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) Greenhouse Estate Project, West Africa’s biggest greenhouse project, was officially outdoored yesterday at Dawhenya in the Greater...

COCOBOD develops high resistance hybrid seedlings.

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is focusing on mitigating the cocoa swollen shoot disease in its research activities, Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu...