In 2015, IFPRI collaborated with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), a Council for Industrial and Scientific Research (CSIR) research institute, to set up demonstration plots to test the productivity of maize varieties in Northern Ghana. Maize is an important food cereal in Ghana, but productivity is low. One […]
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 – August 31, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Ziope Earmarked for Vegetable Cultivation - President Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has announced the government’s decision to designate Ziope in the Volta Region as a special project area for the cultivation of vegetables for the local and foreign markets. He said the special […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – July 6, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Players in Seed Industry Form Association An association of value chain players in the seed industry known as “The Seed Trade Association of Ghana (STAG)” has formally been launched to promote the interest of its members.STAG is an association of limited liability private commercial […]