Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly, trends that affect all levels of the food system. Overall demand for food in East and Southern Africa (ESA) is likely to increase by a factor of 3.3 to 9 times in the next 30 years, depending on economic conditions, […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – February 22, 2016
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 – 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 […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – September 28, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Give Priority to Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation The Reverend Dr. Hans Adu-Dapaah, former Director of the Crop Research Institute (CRI), has underlined the need to make deliberate efforts to promote the cultivation of fruits and vegetables to boost the economy. He said this area […]