Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Food Prices Lower for Longer FAO Maps Decline in both Trade Volumes and Volatility for Key Agricultural Commodities Agricultural commodities are going through a period of lower and less volatile prices, according to the FAO Food Outlook. After several dramatic upward price spikes from […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – October 5, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Government Bets on New Cocoa Price to Boost Output Government has increased the price at which it buys a bag of cocoa from farmers by 21.74 percent for the current crop season spanning 2015/2016. This, it hopes, will be enough to motivate farmers of […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – June 29, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues WACCI Launches Vegetables Innovation Lab The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), has launched a Vegetables Innovation Laboratory (VIL) as part of efforts to beef up vegetable production and food security in Ghana and the sub-region. The VIL thematic areas include genetic improvement, […]
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 – February 2, 2015
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues ‘Decline in Soil Fertility, Threat to Food Security’ Decline in soil fertility, particularly in the northern parts of Ghana, has raised concern about the national food security. The situation, according to Dr. Shashidhara Kolavalli, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute […]