In a bid to appreciate, support and encourage women in Ghana’s agriculture sector of, Agri–house foundation has launched the Women in Food and Agricultural (WOFAGRIC) leadership forum and the Gold in the Soil Awards. This is an annual event and … Continue reading The Gold in the Soil Awards and its impact on women in Agriculture
The unprecedented forced change being experienced by the world means we must all embrace the ‘new normal’. Indeed the agribusiness world has been altered significantly with people unable to congregate en mass for conferences and business meetings. While crop production … Continue reading The ‘New Normal’ Agricultural Industry
The tumultuous impact of Covid-19 around the world is no longer news. A new decade that began with overwhelming optimism soon dissipated in the face of socio-economic desolation visited on the world by the pandemic. The consequence of the pandemic … Continue reading Post Covid-19 and Beyond: Assessing and Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Agriculture
A major and leading fertilizer producing company in Ghana, Yara Ghana, has disclosed its intention to sponsor the training of women at this year’s [2nd edition] annual Women In Food and Agriculture Leadership Training Forum and Expo (WOFAGRIC) and Gold In The Soil Awards which will place on Thursday 6th to Friday 7th August 2020, in Kumasi. Yara Ghana, since its inception, has supported women in agriculture enhancing events and will fund two major training sessions in production and market accessibility. Details in a recent press release issued by the organizing body, Agrihouse Foundation, indicate that the training session on … Continue reading Yara Ghana to sponsor women’s training at WOFAGRIC and Gold in the Soil Awards programme
One of the things that contribute to greenhouse gas emission is food production. It contributes up a third of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. It is one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss in the world. There are many solutions for decreasing the environmental damage caused by the food system. These solutions emphasize the role of farmers as food producers as well as providers of ecosystem services. By this way of thinking, farmers have to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly production practices and technologies. Notwithstanding, sustainable agriculture often requires a certain level of capital, and many of our … Continue reading Agricultural Sustainability: How to find credit as a farmer
A video went viral a few days ago about a young boy who bought his way out of being beaten by his mother with some cool words and apology he rendered to his mum. In reacting to the video, the … Continue reading Funny video of boy telling mum to calm down as she disciplines him pops up
The long awaited video has finally hit the net. Already, a song by Beyoncé featuring Ghanaian dancehall act Shatta Wale has finally hit the net. The song was on Beyonce’ s Lion King album and since its release it has … Continue reading Full video of Beyoncé and Shatta Wale’s ‘Already’ finally drops
The aide to Upper West Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) [Alhaji Salifu Sena] has been caught having affair [s£x] with a married woman. In a video intercepted by myaimreport.com, the aide to the NPP Chairman was … Continue reading L£aked video: Aide to NPP chairman caught chewing a married woman [watch here]
Our sisters at the Senior High Schools (SHS) are in the news again. Some these SHS girls have been causing stir on the internet in recent times – showing vital parts of their bodies. These female SHS students have decided … Continue reading Wild video of SHS Girls showing their ‘Things’ pops up on social media
A new video has emerged showing various forms of abuses against women accused of being witches in Widana, a town in the Bawku Municipality of the Upper East Region. The author of the video, The Sanneh Institute, an NGO, is … Continue reading New video emerges of witch doctors abusing alleged witches in Widana
In case you missed it, Wanlov has named one of his children Ebony after the late “Kupe” singer, and the baby girl is more than two years already. According to the Ghanaian singer, who is known for giving his children … Continue reading Here is Ebony: Wanlov’s daughter named after the late singer
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about how the prospect of living abroad has lost its attraction in the time of coronavirus. We used to say here in Ghana, … Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic: How it turned the tables on Ghana’s diaspora
Entrepreneurs are born in many ways. Some say they got their business ideas in a dream. Others say they got it from observing a problem; and others say through their upbringing they developed entrepreneurial instincts. This article put the a … Continue reading ‘A TV programme sparked my interest in farming’ … The story of a banker turned pig-farmer
A lack of bees in agricultural areas is causing shortage of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that declines in the pollinators may have serious ramifications for global food security. Species of wild bees, such as … Continue reading Loss of bees limits supply of key food crops – A study reveals
Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari has shared the full video of Beyoncé’s Already song with Shatta Wale ahead of its official release. The American singer is set to release her music film, Black Is King, which features music videos from her … Continue reading Nadia Buari in trouble as she shares full video of Beyoncé & Shatta Wale’s song
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has set up an ultra-modern resilient Network Operating Centre to promote teaching and learning and to improve security on the campus. The centre comes with an IP based Close Circuit Television (CCTV) system, an … Continue reading UCC set up resilient Network Operating Centre, installs over 300 CCTV cameras
A regional organisation [AFROSAI-E] with 26 African Auditor-General from English-speaking supreme audit institutions (SAIs) has written to the President Akufo-Addo to reconsider his proceed on leave directive to the Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelovo. Mr Domelovo was asked to take his … Continue reading Reconsider Domelovo’s leave directive – African Auditor Generals to Akufo-Addo
Jayson Lusk, an economist, distinguished Professor and Department Head in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, discussed what may lay ahead for the agriculture industry going into 2021. Lusk was a keynote speaker during a webinar hosted by … Continue reading Future of food: Lusk shares agriculture industry outlook
The British High Commission [in collaboration with Bees for development Ghana] has organised a 2-day beekeeping training workshop for six of its grounds workers. This training workshop marks the beginning of a collaborative project by British High Commission and Bees … Continue reading Accra City Bees Project: British High Commission and BfdG organise training workshop for its grounds workers
Ghana is set to commence payment of the new US$400 cocoa Living Income Differential tariff in October when the 2020/2021 crop season begins. The LID tariff agreed in 2019 between the governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast and international cocoa … Continue reading German confectioners want LID tariff paid directly to farmers in Ghana & Ivory Coast
