Below are the current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Parliament Reconvened Yesterday with the First Agendum of GMO Parliament reconvened yesterday with the first agendum of considering the Plant Breeders Bill (2013), which the House failed to pass in 2013. The consideration of the bill was further torpedoed by numerous petitions which the […]
Reflection on agriculture data information systems in Ghana
Data and information are the raw materials of economic analysis. They lend substance to description. Properly ordered, they reveal problems and solutions to problems. Lack of accurate and reliable data in many developing countries has hampered planning, monitoring and impact assessment of development programs to promote evidence-based policy making. Lack of commitment by national governments, […]
Commerical Seed Sector in Ghana
Ghana’s seed sector has undergone some significant changes in the past few years, including the establishment of a new seed law and regulations, the appointment of a National Seed Council, and the emergence of a more diversified commercial seed sector. In a recently released GSSP working paper, three factors critical to the direction of seed […]
FARA’s Science Week July 15-20
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, FARA, is hosting it's 6TH AFRICA AGRICULTURE SCIENCE WEEK AND FARA GENERAL ASSEMBLY at Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. This year theme is - Africa Feeding Africa through Agricultural Science and Innovation bringing together representatives of FARA's constituents including African and non-African institutions involved in African agricultural research and […]
Development of a program on agribusiness management at the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
The first four week program, which emphasized learning using cases of Ghanaian agribusinesses developed specifically for the program with assistance from the Indian Institutes of Management, came to a close on May 10, 2013. The participants came from Ghanaian businesses, non-governmental organizations and the business support unit of the Ghana ministry of agriculture. Based on the […]
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