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Agricultural Issues Ghana's grain production grew by 6% in 2010 – Ahwoi Ghana Business News The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says in 2010, grain production in the agricultural sector grew by 6% as compared to previous years. Given the breakdown, the Food and Agricultural Minister, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi said, in 2010 rice production grew […]

Agricultural Issues  Indian biotechnology solutions for Ghanaian farmers Myjoyonline.com A leading Indian organic agricultural input manufacturer is exploring the Ghanaian market as a gateway to reaching the entire African continent. Credent Organics is reputed as the only company in the world which produces liquid organic fertilizer. The company hopes to assist Ghanaian farmers increase production […]

Agricultural Issues India to assist Ghana in $1.1-bn fertilizer project Prokerala news India will assist Ghana in a joint venture to set up a$1.1 billion fertilizer plant in the Shama Industrial Area of the West African nation. Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture Kwesi Ahwoi said finance for the project will be sourced from banks […]

Food Crisis/Security Ghana: USAID Contribution to Ghana's Food Security - NGO News Africa NGO News Africa The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $3.9 million to the people of Ghana through the World Food Programme’s Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation. The funding will benefit106,000 Ghanaians through nutritional food interventions, food for work, […]

Yam Glut - Bumper Harvest, Poor Roads Daily Graphic Large quantities of yam are locked up along the eastern corridor of the Northern Region because of the bad nature of the roads there.  According to farmers in the region, truck drivers had refused to ply the area because of the poor nature of the Yendi-Bimbilla-Hohoe […]