Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues MOFA Signs Agreement with FAO to Tackle Avian Flu A Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) between the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) was signed this week toward controlling and eliminating the Highly Pathogenic […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – September 22, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues US$1.8billion Cocoa Syndicated Loan to Hit Coffers Early October Ghana is hopeful of receiving the US$1.8billion cocoa syndicated loan by first week in October, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has told the B&FT. “We are happy that this loan will reach Ghana come the […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – August 24, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues COCOBOD Baits Youth into Cocoa Farming The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says its broad-based initiative of involving youth in cocoa farming is part of a succession plan to motivate the youth to embrace cocoa farming as a business and take over from aging farmers. […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 30, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Universities Discuss Importance of Soil Fertility Management A three-day roundtable discussion to create awareness of the importance of the Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) project has ended in Accra. It was organized by the University of Alicante in Spain, in collaboration with five West […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – September 29, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agriculture Issue Kufuor Advocates Effective Education on Climate Change Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday called on world leaders to scale up education on climate change as its neglect could have negative repercussions on survival. He said: "It does not really matter, whether developed, developing, […]