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FAO calls for investment in technology to transform agric sector
The government has set a target for 2028 to make the country fully self-sufficient in rice production, with a total paddy production of 3.31 million tonnes. The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, announced this at a press conference in Accra yesterday, on a...
GETFund to allocate GH¢250m to expand Category A SHS infrastructure
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says he has asked the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) to allocate GH¢250 million this year to expand infrastructure in Category A senior high schools. According to him, the additional investment will help ease pressure...
Mahama announces maize processing plant for Sissala area to tackle glut
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to establish a maize processing plant in the Sissala area of the Upper West Region as part of efforts to tackle the recurring glut faced by maize farmers. The facility, he said, will create a reliable market for maize...
Time to reinvent Ghana’s agriculture • Tech, specialised training hold the key
Investment in agricultural development and appropriate technology remains the surest pathway for Ghana to transform its economy, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, has said. He said...
$7m climate grant secured to build resilience of Northern Ghana farmers
The government has secured a $7 million grant from the Green Climate Fund to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable communities in Northern Ghana. The seven-year project will be implemented across eight districts and will focus on...
Witchweed awareness campaign launched to drive food security
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), in partnership with the Forum for Natural Regeneration (FONAR), has launched a Striga control awareness campaign in the Upper East Region to tackle the growing threat of the parasitic weed to food production and rural...
Africa Food Systems Forum: Dumelo calls for borderless Africa to boost agricultural trade
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, is calling for a borderless Africa to facilitate the movement of agricultural produce and boost intra-African trade. Mr Dumelo made the call in an interview on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum...
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