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Tomato traders urge gov’t to strengthen farmer training programmes 

 Some tomato traders at the Tema Central Market have called on the government and agricultural stakeholders to strengthen farmer training programmes to improve local tomato production and...

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FAO calls for stronger global action against cross-border animal diseases

Animal diseases, including avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and New World screwworm, pose growing risks to food security, trade and livelihoods  Countries around...

Closure of Strait of Hormuz threatens global food production, FAO says

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses 181st Session of the FAO Council emphasizing that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a regional issue...

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CSIR-Crops Research Institute gets new Director

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the appointment of Professor Maxwell Darko Asante, a Chief Research Scientist, as the new...

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NALA CENTER Associate Fellows Programme

Deadline: 8Th July, 2026 23:59 EAT Nala Center is a research and policy institution dedicated to driving meaningful and lasting change through transformative research, strategic...

Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition (up to USD 20,000 prize)

 Deadline: 30Th September, 2026 The Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition invites postgraduate students across Africa and participating Caribbean states to produce rigorous, original research on the issues...

OPINION

Africa pushes to safeguard adaptation funding at UN Climate Talks

The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change has raised concerns over resistance to uphold earlier commitments on scaling up climate adaptation finance.   The...

Africa cannot afford delays as climate crisis deepens, AGN warns

 Dr Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change, has asked for urgent and predictable funding to address climate impacts.  He said the continent cannot afford...

African Negotiators call for urgent climate finance and implementation at SB64

The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) has called for a decisive shift from climate commitments to implementation.  They said vulnerable communities across the continent could no...