22 irrigation schemes under construction to solve food security.
The country’s irrigation-dependent cultivation is 3.2 percent of total agricultural production.
This is because only 226,908.85 hectares (ha) or 12 percent of the 1.9 million...
African seed sector players call for favourable regulatory policies.
As part of the efforts to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change, African Seed Trade...
A project to empower farmers to increase income, food security, and...
A new programme to support farmers to improve food security and protect livelihoods has been launched
The programme dubbed ‘PlantwisePlus’ is a new Centre for...
Agriculture is not merely an industry; it is a vital sector...
The Board Chairman of Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), Mr. Joe Mensah has indicated that agriculture is not just a mere industry but a vital...
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...
Microsoft 4Afrika partners International Finance Corporation to unveil a digital transformation...
An initiative that will avail digital tools and training resources to small-scale farmers and agriculture-linked small businesses in Africa has been launched. The programme...
Hunger has taken hold across Africa: We need a new approach...
This week’s African Union summit in Ivory Coast is an opportunity to work towards a holistic food security strategy
Malnutrition looms large in Africa. Over...
Lack of National Strategic Planning and Implementation is the result of...
The collapse of various agro-processing industries in Ghana is demoralizing making it seems nothing good could come out of the state-owned industries especially in...
Rwanda pilots ‘revolutionary’ potato seeds.
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has started testing True Potato Seeds, which are produced by Solynta, a Dutch firm that develops hybrid potatoes.
True Potato...
Maize shortage in Ghana: SC719 (Gyemedi) high-yielding hybrid maize seed will...
The SC719, Gyemedi in the local dialect is a high-yielding hybrid maize variety with drought-tolerant and stretch needs developed and imported by Seed Co...
