Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: FAO Admits Bees are Capable of Ensuring Food Security The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday, for the first time, lauded bees for their role in helping increase crop yields. The small insects, wild or honey ones, have been unknowingly fertilizing plants as they move […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – January 25, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues MOFA Signs Agreement with FAO to Tackle Avian Flu A Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) between the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) was signed this week toward controlling and eliminating the Highly Pathogenic […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – November 30, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues: Ghana’s Position in the Cocoa World Enhanced by Olam’s Acquisition of ADM Olam International, one of Ghana’s largest agri-commodity companies, has completed its acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company’s worldwide cocoa business. All former ADM employees in Ghana, including the major processing plant […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – October 12, 2015
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 […]