Global businesses, donors, and governments have each pursued a Green Revolution agenda in Africa, Asia, and South America since the 1960s. Its aim was, in theory, to produce more food, reducing food insecurity and poverty. This was done via improved … Continue reading Ghana’s farmers aren’t all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has petitioned the government on the reforms of the fertilizer subsidy programme. The petition reads as follows: “We write to you from the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), … Continue reading Agricultural Journalists petitions the government for reforms of the fertilizer subsidy programme

About 10 percent of agribusinesses in Ghana were reportedly closed down and an additional 31 percent , an equivalent of about 42,396 agribusiness forms, were closed down during the partial lockdowns in the country last year. Some 20.9 per cent … Continue reading Ghana: Report shows COVID-19 forced agribusinesses to close down during lockdown

The delegation of the European Union to Ghana and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Ghana, in collaboration with the COCOBOD, have hosted in Accra, the third multi-stakeholder roundtable on sustainable cocoa. The event was on the theme, “Multi-stakeholder Coordination … Continue reading Ghana hosts third Multi-stakeholder Roundtable on Sustainable Cocoa

Investor and trade interest in Africa remains strong despite challenges around Covid-19, senior officials from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom said at the recently concluded annual conference of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Representatives … Continue reading US, Germany, UK target Africa for increased trade at African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association conference

Located in the Cascades region, in western Burkina Faso, the Léraba plain is one of the most promising hydro-agricultural sites in this Sahelian country in West Africa.  In 1987, the State built there, near the towns of Douna and Niofila, … Continue reading Burkina Faso: African Development Bank supports an agricultural project benefiting 60,000 people in the Léraba plain

The Ghanaian government’s vision for agriculture is ambitious yet achievable with the right mix of expertise, technology, and machinery. As a critical economic area, a resilient and productive agricultural value chain would have a transformational impact on growth, job creation, … Continue reading Italy to showcase its leading companies in agricultural mechanization

Rice growers in the Volta Region have appealed for government support to expand their farms. Richard Mawutor, a rice farmer in the Region, has indicated that tree stumps remained a major challenge to farmers, affecting field expansions. He said most … Continue reading Help expand our farms, rice growers appeal to government of Ghana

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planting more than 1.6 million forest trees in the 2020/2021 cocoa crop year on cocoa farms across the country as part of its National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme. COCOBOD is embarking on the rehabilitation programme to … Continue reading Ghana: COCOBOD to plant more than 1.6 million trees in 2020/2021 crop year

The occurrence of erratic weather over past years, like the 2019 spring heat wave in the Western Cape that led to poor plum fruit set, is increasing in frequency. Early last week an unseasonal early winter hailstorm damaged citrus orchards … Continue reading Sobering climate change study requires clear-eyed planning for diverse futures

In the Dodoma region of Tanzania, an old farmer named Mr. Augustino had lived long enough to see the hills near his home go from being covered with trees to almost entirely barren. It had once rained more regularly, with … Continue reading In African drylands, farmers are coaxing former forests back into life