Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues COCOBOD to Replace 33% of Cocoa trees with Improved, Disease-resistant Ones The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to replace about 33 per cent of the country’s cocoa trees with hybrid seedlings that have high yields and are resistant to diseases, pests and harsh weather […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 1, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Tree Global Distributes Cocoa Seedlings to Farmers Tree Global, a trade organization in agriculture and forestry, in collaboration with Mondalez International, a chocolate manufacturing company, has distributed 2,500 innovative cocoa seedlings to farmers at Bosuso to boost their production. As part of the distribution, […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 26, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Shea not Supporting Sustainable Poverty Reduction – ISSER A research by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has suggested that the shea industry in its current form cannot be a means for sustainable poverty reduction as […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 18, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues USAID Introduces Risk Management Tool for Agribusinesses The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has developed an investment mapping software for the northern part of Ghana to help players in the agricultural value chain to gather the required information and minimize risk in […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 11, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Ecobank Scales up Agric Credit Ecobank Ghana has stepped up its support in the agricultural sector with a credit facility of GH¢152 million in 2014 to help the sector unlock its potential. The bank has extended more than GH¢22 million in the last four […]
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