38 year old farmer imprisoned for defiling 8-year-old girl
A 38-year-old farmer has been jailed for 18 years by the Nkawie circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for defiling an eight-year-old girl.
Haruna Mohammed pleaded guilty to...
Establish Cashew Development Board as promised – Cashew farmers remind Prez. Mahama
Cashew farmers in Bono Region have called on the government to expedite action for the establishment of the Cashew Development Board, as promised.
They reminded...
Ghana to reduce palm import by $200 million with new China...
Ghana is intensifying efforts to cut its palm oil import bill by about $200 million annually, as it courts Chinese investors to support an...
AGRA’s mechanization and modern farming systems are key to whip youth...
Ashanti Regional Director of Agriculture, Dr David Anambam, says the introduction of mechanisation and modern methods is critical to encouraging youth interest in agriculture.
He...
How did Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa sales crisis come about?
The producers of half the world's cocoa - Ivory Coast and Ghana - have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due...
TCDA targets $12b export boost as President commits $500m to expand...
The Chief Executive Officer of theTree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, says the $500 million commitment by President John Dramani Mahama...
IMF commends COCOBOD for its reforms
The International Monetary Fund has backed government’s cocoa sector stabilisation measures, urging swift implementation of structural reforms at Ghana Cocoa Board as authorities cut...
Brazil suspends cocoa imports from Ivory Coast
Brazil has temporarily suspended cocoa imports from Ivory Coast due to phytosanitary risks, the country’s official gazette showed on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry cited risks...
Special Prosecutor investigates GHS25.8m palm oil diversion involving customs, national security...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched an investigation into a suspected corruption scheme involving the illegal diversion of 50 20-foot containers...
Government directs all cooking oil consignments to seaport as he bans...
Government has announced a sweeping ban on the land transit of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be...
