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Gov’t Increases Producer Price of Cocoa by 129%
64 Kg bag of cocoa sells at GH¢3,000.00.In an unprecedented move, the government has increased the producer price of cocoa by over 129 per...
Bodukwan Multifruit Processing Company Puts Fruit Chips On The Market
Bodukwan Multifruit Processing Company has put several nutritious fruit chips on the Ghanaian market. They are dried coconut chips; dried mango chips; dried pineapple chips;...
Politicians Hijacking Farm Inputs: A Threat to Ghana’s Food Security – Dr. Otokunor
An agricultural economist and Director of Inter-Party/Civil Society Organization Relations at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, has shared concerns about...
Fidelity Bank Commits ¢1 Million to Boost Ghana’s Agricultural Sector
Fidelity Bank, Ghana’s largest privately owned bank, is to award GHS 1 million in grant funding to support innovative solutions addressing critical challenges within...
Otokunor Writes: Ghana’s Tragic Saga of Food Inflation: Empty Plates and Empty Promises
As Ghana grapples with skyrocketing food prices, a harsh reality unfolds—the NPP government’s lofty promises of prosperity under a taxation-to-production regime have left many...
COCOBOD to Borrow $1.5 Billion for 2024-25 Cocoa Purchases
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to borrow up to $1.5 billion by September to finance 2024/25 cocoa purchases and offset low output.Ghana, which is...
Why is Ghana so Hot this Year? An Expert Explains
Ghana’s meteorological agency and the state’s health service have issued warnings about a period of very high temperatures expected in the first half of...
Ministry of Food and Agriculture to Provide 40 Million Dollars Relief for Farmers Affected by Dam Spillage
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has announced a forty-million-dollar ($40m) fund for farmers affected by the floods caused by the Akosombo Dam spillage...
Alan Kyeremanten Pledges Agricultural Financing to Farmers if Voted into Power
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an Independent Presidential candidate, has articulated his vision for the agricultural sector, outlining plans to support farmers if elected in the...
How Cities Can Develop and Improve Food Resilience, Sustainability and Security – Ten Strategies
This is a policy goal that some cities may choose to adopt in order to promote local food production and improve access to fresh...