Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues: 10,000 Cocoa Farmers Paid Through Mobile Banking One of the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer, Barry Callebaut, has succeeded in subscribing 10,000 cocoa farmers on its mobile banking programme, it has announced in a statement. The chocolate firm said a few days […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – November 23, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues AfDB Plans US$3bn Facility to Improve Food Nutrition The African Development Bank (AfDB) has taken a giant step toward improved food nutrition and security with plans to develop a US$300million facility that will leverage about US$3billion from banks and microfinance institutions across the continent […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – October 26, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Ecobank Commits US$7m to Rice, Maize Farming Ecobank Ghana has committed US$7,000,000 to the production of rice, maize and soya beans in the savannah ecological zones of northern Ghana. The initiative is expected to boost food production and improve the livelihood of farmers within […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – August 18, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Breeders Bill will Protect Local Plant Breeders - Scientist Dr. Stephen Amoah, a Research Scientist of the Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has described the Plant Breeders Bill currently before Cabinet as a positive development. He said […]