Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues John Deere, Yara Ghana Demonstrates Successful Farm Mechanisation John Deere and Yara Ghana Limited (YGL), have demonstrated to farmers and agribusiness students a successful results of using farm mechanisation and the right chemicals to plant and harvest crops. The demonstration exercise which was held […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – April 21, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Cocoa Production to Rebound Expectations are high among farmers that cocoa production will hit its peak in the mid-crop season on the back of favorable weather and improved farming practices. Cocoa bean output in the main crop season (September- March) has been disappointing -- […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – April 7, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Local Farmers to Benefit from GH¢90 million Agric Subsidy Farmers are to benefit from a GH¢90 million subsidy on fertilizer and seeds this year, the Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr. Fifi Kwetey, has said. At the 2015 Fertilizer and Seed Subsidy Programme […]