Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Genetically Modified Foods Pose No Risk Dr. Margaret Ottah Atikpo, Deputy Director of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSRI) - Food Research Institute (FRI) on Friday reiterated that Genetically Modified (GM) foods posed no risk to lives. She stated GM foods were not […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 31, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Policymakers to Meet in Kigali on Getting Nutritious Foods to People More than 275 high-level stakeholders from government, business and civil society will converge in Kigali, Rwanda, on Monday March 31, for a three-day consultation on Getting Nutritious Foods to People. Nearly one in three people […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 24, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues FAO Launches New Satellite-based Data on Forest Resources The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in a new data released on the state of the world forest said global forest areas continue to decline, with the biggest losses of tropical forests occurring in South America […]
Understanding Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Policymakers, African experts, and international researchers convened in Accra on May 10th and 11th to discuss important opportunities and challenges related to economic development, urbanization, and industrialization on the continent. The conference, “Understanding Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa,” was jointly organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Ghana. Although […]