Cocoa certification; impacts on farmers’ livelihood and industry
The global chocolate and cocoa industry is rapidly demanding traceable cocoa that is certified and produced in a sustainable manner. In Ghana, licensed buying companies are leading the drive for... read more
“Consume our chicken to keep us in business” – Local poultry farmers appeal
The Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association are calling on Ghanaians to patronize locally produced chicken, to sustain their business which has adversely been affected by the growing importation... read more
Poultry farmers appeal for financial support to expand production
The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has made a passionate appeal for financial institutions to offer its members special loans that enable them to expand production and improve... read more
Gov’t must take a tough stance on ranching
For decades cattle farmers and dairy producers in Ghana resort to the traditional method of rearing cattle where the animals are taken to greener ‘open fields’ or sometimes forest areas... read more
Young ginger farmer calls for investment in the crop
Aaron Duah Prince, a 34-year-old building and construction teacher at the Ejisu Secondary Technical School has resolved to venture into ginger production to complement his teaching job.... read more
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire partner to work on cocoa yield
Workers cutting down cocoa trees from the Ivorian border at Pillar 34 Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire have jointly launched a project to destroy and refurbish large tracks of unproductive cocoa farms in... read more
Joy News’ Opoku Gakpo to speak on Food Security in South Africa
Joy News’ Joseph Opoku Gakpo will on Tuesday speak at a one-hour panel discussion on food security at a conference in South Africa. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations at... read more
40% of Ghana’s unproductive cocoa trees to be cut down
Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire have launched a joint action to step up efforts at fighting the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) Control Programme at Pilla 34 and Manzanouan, both border towns in... read more
Help end child malnutrition in Ghana now
Madam Consolata Soyiri Dassah Child malnutrition is still on the ascendancy in some parts of the country despite numerous interventions and programs initiated by successive governments and... read more
Cocoa Sustainability: Farmers adopt agro forestry to mitigate the effect of Climate Change on soil fertility
Issah Sawadougo and his first wife Issah Sawadougo has grown cocoa for the last 19 years, but luckily the 47-year-old does not have a sweet tooth. “I grow cocoa to provide for my family for the... read more