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 13, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Cocoa Sector Suffering because Government Bastardized Kufuor’s Project - Dr. Afriyie Akoto Government is struggling to recoup $1.7 billion it injected into the cocoa sector after the “blatant dissipation” of farmers' resources, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minority spokesperson on agriculture has said. He told […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 2, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Government Secures $145million for Agric Sector The government has secured a $145-million credit facility from the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help transform the agricultural sector into a vibrant commercial sector. The facility is for the implementation […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – February 9, 2015
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Agricultural Stakeholders Finalise Seed Policy Implementation Plan Ghana adopted a National Seed Policy to guide development of the national seed sector in 2013 (June), but without an implementation plan it remains only a collection of statements of intention and exerts no influence. The seed […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – January 26, 2015
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Ghana Cocoa Revenues and Expenditures on the Web IFPRI in collaboration with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is making available information on revenues and expenditures in the cocoa sector on the web: (https://thedata.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/IFPRI/faces/study/StudyPage.xhtml;jsessionid=68529307fd87839205537ae66402?globalId=doi:10.7910/DVN/27970&studyListingIndex=0_68529307fd87839205537ae66402) Information is now available for the period from 1996/97 to 2012/13. […]
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