Ghana stands to rake in $20 billion dollars annually from chocolate production
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has tasked the Newly sworn in Governing Board of Cocoa Processing Company (CPC)Ltd to ensure the production of quality chocolate for both... read more
Influx of unapproved chemicals threatens cocoa production
The Ag. Deputy Director, Cocoa Health and Extension Division, Dr. Nii Tackie-Otoo, addressing participants at the GARDJA 2nd Cocoa Dialogue Some cocoa farmers in the Anyinabirim community, in... read more
450 cocoa growing communities without extension agents
The Acting Deputy Director of the Cocoa Health Extension Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Emmanuel Nii Tackie–Otoo, has said the inadequate number of community extension agents in... read more
Small Scale Miner adjudged best District livestock farmer
Mr. Samson Kofi Wiredu, a small-scale miner and transport operator was adjudged the overall best Livestock farmer at the 34th National farmers day awards ceremony in Amansie central district. He took... read more
STATEMENT ON NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY CELEBRATION
National Farmers’ Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday of December. This year’s one is the 34th edition since the introduction of the awards scheme, and it will be held in the... read more
We won’t tolerate any laxity on your part- Agric Minister tells directors
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Agriculture to discharge their duties devoid of politics. The Minister said... read more
‘Extend success story of maize under PFJ to soya’
Members of the National Soya Value Chain Committee have asked the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to extend the success story of maize production under Planting for Food... read more
Local Seed Producers want Planting for Food and Jobs programme sustained
Some local seed producers in the Central Region have appealed to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to sustain and strengthen the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme. According to them,... read more
Coffee Federation signs MoU with ACRAM
The Coffee Federation of Ghana (CFG), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Agence de cafes robustas d’Afrique et de Madagascar (ACRAM), to speed up the development of Ghana’s coffee... read more
Ghana to establish Tree Crop Authority
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, in charge of Cash Crops, Mr. Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has said the government intends to establish Ghana Tree Crop Authority, in the first quarter of... read more