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Let’s go farming – Container Gardening

August 23, 2021 Can I grow my vegetables in a small space like a container? Yes. Container gardening is an easy way to grow vegetables, especially when you lack yard space! If you have a small garden or...

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Use AfCFTA to boost agriculture — Dr Yakubu

July 1, 2021 A former Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu, has called on Africans to use the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to boost agriculture. He...

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Agric Ministry releases 50 cars to new regions

March 11, 2021 The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has presented 50 double-cabin pickup vehicles to support agricultural operations and extension activities in the six new regions and their...

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Growing resilient food systems post COVID is key for Africa

November 6, 2020 When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more – it’s also about quality: producing food that is wholesome and preserved safely. About 690 million...

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November 6, 2020 / Comments (0)

Rearing for Food and Jobs to distribute 929,000 livestock

August 31, 2020 The government has increased the supply of livestock for breeding under the Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) component of the flagship agricultural programme, Planting for Food and...

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August 31, 2020 / Comments (0)

Ghana increases food exports

March 12, 2020 The export of foodstuffs to neighbouring countries has soared in the last five years, buoyed by the agricultural flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs, data from the Ministry of...

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Economy grows by 5.6% in 3rd quarter

December 20, 2019 The economy grew by 5.6 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, slower than the 7.4 per cent growth recorded in the third quarter of 2018, provisional figures from the Ghana...

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December 20, 2019 / Comments (0)

Agric potential not fully utilized- President Akufo-Addo …as food import bill hits US$2bn

December 10, 2019 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the slow growth of the agricultural sector in the last decade; a situation he said has denied the country of the resources that would have...

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Ghana, among fastest-growing economies in the world — Report

October 10, 2019 Ghana is among the fastest-growing economies in the world, a World Bank report has stated. The other countries are Ethiopia, Rwanda and Cote d’Ivoire. The four countries, which are...

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Producer price of cocoa up

October 2, 2019 The producer price of cocoa in Ghana has been increased by 8.42 per cent, moving the price of a 62.5-kilogramme bag of the commodity from GH¢475 to GH¢515 for the 2019/2020 cocoa season....

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