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Agricultural Issues MOFA/JICA Celebrate Local Rice Promotion The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have celebrated the gains of the Rice Promotional Event of the Sustainable Rain-Fed Low Land Rice production project, introduced in the Ahafo Ano North District in 2009. Ghana: Akumadan Irrigation Facility Inaugurated The Ministry […]

Agricultural Issues GHI Calls for Resilience to Boost Food Security The International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) has called for greater resilience in efforts to boost food and nutrition security. The 2013 GHI, released for the eighth year by the IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, said the developing world was becoming […]

Agricultural Issues Ghanaian Farmers Schooled on the Use Biotechnology in Agriculture Some farmers in the Northern Region have been sensitized on the need to embrace and apply biotechnologies in their farming activities to enable them overcome the challenges of poor harvest. Biotechnology is the application of scientific techniques to modify plants and animals to obtain […]

Agricultural Issues Illegal Miners Posing Challenge to Cocoa Sector Mr. Anthony Fofie, Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Thursday said activities of illegal miners is taking a serious toll on cocoa production. He said illegal miners have invaded between 1.5 million hectares and 1.7 million hectares of cocoa farm lands, destroying cocoa trees […]