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Agricultural Issues AUC Lauds Ghana for Her Contribution Towards Reducing Hunger The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr Nkonsana Dlamini –Zuma has praised Ghana for her effort in the development of the Agricultural sector and helping to reduce poverty in the country. [more] Ghana to Benefit from $47m Support for Agriculture The United States […]

 Agricultural Issues Prioritize Smallholder Agriculture Development, Farmers Tell Government Smallholder farmers have asked government to prioritize the development of the agricultural sector if it wants to reduce poverty and improve food security in the country. [more] Ghana gets Agriculture Support from the US The United States has provided $1.4 million to improve research in Ghana's […]

  Agricultural Issues Ghana gets US$145m Commercial Agriculture Grant Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture, Clement Humado, said on Friday that the country had secured a 145 million-dollar grant for the development of commercial agriculture. [more] Ghana Meets Global Anti-Hunger Targets Ahead of 2015 Deadline – FAO Ghana has met internationally-established targets in the fight […]

  Agricultural Issues Government Support Services for Agric Sector Not Targeting Women Government is being urged to address gender disparities in the agricultural sector as investments in the sector are not reaching women farmers regarding the provision of support services. [more] Agric Growth Expected to Slow Globally in Next Decade – Report The Organization for […]

  Agricultural Issues Outgrower Nucleus Schemes Key to Agric Productivity Increase Developing outgrower-nucleus schemes is the sure way to increase agriculture productivity of small farmers, Food and Agriculture Minister Kofi Humado has said. [more] Reports Potential Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in African Agriculture First Draft This report analysis and discusses the  potential impacts of […]