Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Statistical Service Budgets $20 million for Agricultural Census Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), is to spend 20 million dollars on the on-going Agricultural Census spanning 2014-2017. Mr. Anthony Amuzu, Director of Survey Organization and Census Directorate, said the census is being undertaken by the GSS […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 23, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Government to Increase Food-crop Production - President Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Friday hinted that government would for the coming years increase investment on the production of rice, sugar, poultry products and tomatoes. Increasing their production, he added would drastically reduce the importation […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 16, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Science and Technology Necessary for Development – Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Monday observed that Science and Technology is a necessity that could accelerate Ghana's transition from lower Middle income level to a Middle income level. He said as a country that is […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 2, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Invest in Agriculture – Minister to Ghanaians The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Clement Kofi Humado has called on rich Ghanaians to invest in various areas of agriculture across Africa, especially in the fertilizer sector to help achieve a hunger-free and poverty-free Africa. According […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 27, 2014
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues IFPRI holds Conference on Building Resilience to End Hunger International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has asked that the post-2015 agenda should aim at ending hunger by 2025 by building resilience to various environmental, political and economic shocks that threaten food security and livelihoods. […]