🇬🇠Ghana
Current and comprehensive farming, agribusiness, market and development news in Ghana.
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West Africa
Ghana recorded US$48 million from vegetable exports in 2024
Ghana recorded US$48 million from vegetable exports in 2024, according to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). This marked an…
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Markets
Ghana’s 2023/24 cocoa output seen almost 40% below target
Ghana’s cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tons,…
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Future of Farming
Farmers in Ghana urged to adopt modern methods in cassava production
Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of Ayensu Starch Company Limited, Evans Ayim, has urged farmers to adopt new methods in the…
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Technology
Africa must invest in biotech to improve agriculture
The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, is urging African governments to invest in biotechnology to improve…
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Business
Taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages a ‘win-win’ for Ghana’s public health strategy
A new win for Ghana: 20% tax has been imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), including flavoured juice drinks, sweetened tea,…
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Investing
AfDB approves US$11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilisers for African farmers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US$11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertiliser…
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Livestock
Project bets on digital app, solar refrigeration to boost vaccine delivery among women livestock holders in Ghana
Each year, millions of women livestock owners lose a significant number of their animals to preventable diseases – thanks to…
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Investing
Ghana Export-Import Bank boosts coconut production
Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has embarked on a GH¢ 30 million “Coconut for Life” project targeted at increasing the country’s…
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