Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Ghana Loses Gh₵61.5 Million of Cocoa Money Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has come under fire for taking poor investment decisions that have denied the country the much needed foreign exchange in high demand. COCOBOD has been accused of selling the country’s entire cocoa exports in […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 3, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues The State of Our Nation is One of Un-ending Impoverishment Across the length and breadth of our nation, from village to town , suburban to city communities, our citizens pause in contemplation each year at this time , looking for signs of hope, a […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – February 24, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues AGRIPRO Presents 2nd Edition of “THE PLATFORM” AGRIPRO presents the second edition of THE PLATFORM, a monthly Agribusiness creation and management workshop with networking for people who are interested in initiating new Agribusinesses as well as people who aspire to venture in the Agricultural […]
Collective Action in Farmer Based Organizations
On April 18th, Rebecca Lee Funk presented findings at the monthly agriculture sector working group meeting from a recent analysis of a set of case studies of farmer based organizations in Ghana. Data from 501 farmer groups was collected in 2010 from six regions throughout Ghana. A set of case studies was then conducted in […]
GSSP Sends Team to FBOs in Africa Workshop in Dakar
IFPRI, in collaboration with the World Bank and FAO, organized a workshop on farmer based organizations (FBOs) in Africa that was held in Dakar, Senegal from December 8-9, 2011. The workshop brought together stakeholders to draw on their experience and knowledge as well as establish a shared and up-to-date diagnostic of past programs in support […]