income Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/income/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:38:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp income Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/income/ 32 32 Fairtrade Africa presses cocoa industry to close living income gap https://accessagric.com/fairtrade-africa-presses-cocoa-industry-to-close-living-income-gap/ https://accessagric.com/fairtrade-africa-presses-cocoa-industry-to-close-living-income-gap/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:38:13 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=26243 Fairtrade Africa has called for stronger collaboration among cocoa producers, traders, regulators, governments, and other industry players, as stakeholders, to accelerate progress towards a living income for cocoa farmers’ livelihoods amid continuing pressure from low market prices and rising production. This call was made during the Fair-Trade Africa Change Day 2026, which brought together Fairtrade-certified […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fairtrade-africa-presses-cocoa-industry-to-close-living-income-gap/feed/ 0 26243 Supply and demand shocks drive most coffee, cocoa and tea price swings – FAO https://accessagric.com/supply-and-demand-shocks-drive-most-coffee-cocoa-and-tea-price-swings-fao/ https://accessagric.com/supply-and-demand-shocks-drive-most-coffee-cocoa-and-tea-price-swings-fao/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:29:08 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25790 Analysis finds supply and demand shocks drive most price swings, with producers and consumers affected differently International prices of coffee, cocoa and tea have recently experienced large fluctuations, exacerbated by structural vulnerabilities, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), highlighting the need to strengthen production systems, […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/supply-and-demand-shocks-drive-most-coffee-cocoa-and-tea-price-swings-fao/feed/ 0 25790 South-South Cooperation: turning simple solutions into greater income for farmers in Sri Lanka https://accessagric.com/south-south-cooperation-turning-simple-solutions-into-greater-income-for-farmers-in-sri-lanka/ https://accessagric.com/south-south-cooperation-turning-simple-solutions-into-greater-income-for-farmers-in-sri-lanka/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:29:07 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=20929 Launched in March 2023, the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Project is transforming the Sri Lanka’s top fruit crops – bananas, mangoes, and pineapples. Through precise, targeted interventions, this initiative is boosting both productivity and quality. Research and development centers like the one in Makandura are crucial in this process to bring agricultural research and innovation to […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/south-south-cooperation-turning-simple-solutions-into-greater-income-for-farmers-in-sri-lanka/feed/ 0 20929 Empowering women through beekeeping in Bamyan province, Afghanistan https://accessagric.com/empowering-women-through-beekeeping-in-bamyan-province-afghanistan/ https://accessagric.com/empowering-women-through-beekeeping-in-bamyan-province-afghanistan/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:27:05 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17734   In June 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO provided 200 women in Bamyan and in Kahmard district with beekeeping packages along with technical training. They are now actively engaged in beekeeping and have each produced an average of 50 kg of honey, valued at USD 350. Thanks to this […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/empowering-women-through-beekeeping-in-bamyan-province-afghanistan/feed/ 0 17734 18 agritechs selected for the 2025 SAIS Investment Readiness Programme https://accessagric.com/18-agritechs-selected-for-the-2025-sais-investment-readiness-programme/ https://accessagric.com/18-agritechs-selected-for-the-2025-sais-investment-readiness-programme/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:47:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17168 Introducing the 18 agri- and food-tech companies selected for the SAIS Investment Readiness Program 2025 who are using digital solutions to transform agriculture, food, and climate resilience across Africa: AquaDeep – Tunisia AquaDeep AI-powered hatchery management for efficient and sustainable aquaculture. Axiom Zorn – Uganda Social credit scoring to unlock financing for smallholder farmers. ChipChip – Ethiopia ChipChip is a social […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/18-agritechs-selected-for-the-2025-sais-investment-readiness-programme/feed/ 0 17168 State of World’s Forests 2024 report https://accessagric.com/state-of-worlds-forests-2024-report/ https://accessagric.com/state-of-worlds-forests-2024-report/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:51:24 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=13801 State of the World’s Forests 2024 report emphasizes innovation as key to new management approaches Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world’s forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that emphasizes the role of innovation […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/state-of-worlds-forests-2024-report/feed/ 0 13801 Fisherfolks urged to adopt best fishing methods for sustainability https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-urged-to-adopt-best-fishing-methods-for-sustainability/ https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-urged-to-adopt-best-fishing-methods-for-sustainability/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:15:49 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=13114 Fisherfolks around the coastal belt of the Volta Region have been urged to adopt better methods of fishing to sustain their businesses. The aim would prevent other fishing activities that contravened the rules and the regulations guiding the activities of fisherfolks. Mr Seth Agbokede, the Public Relation Officer of Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council, in […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-urged-to-adopt-best-fishing-methods-for-sustainability/feed/ 0 13114 World Vision organizes Agricultural Market Linkage Fair in Binduri District https://accessagric.com/world-vision-organizes-agricultural-market-linkage-fair-in-binduri-district/ https://accessagric.com/world-vision-organizes-agricultural-market-linkage-fair-in-binduri-district/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:49:53 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=12040 The  Binduri District of the Upper East Region, has no networks of farmers, agro-input dealers, extension service providers, researchers, and financial institutions, which is adversely affecting agricultural value chain functionality. To address this, World Vision Ghana for the second time running, organised an Agricultural Market Linkage Fair for agricultural value chain stakeholders in the  District. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/world-vision-organizes-agricultural-market-linkage-fair-in-binduri-district/feed/ 0 12040 Asantehene expresses worry over food insecurity threat in Ghana https://accessagric.com/asantehene-expresses-worry-over-food-insecurity-threat-in-ghana/ https://accessagric.com/asantehene-expresses-worry-over-food-insecurity-threat-in-ghana/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:06:56 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=6932 The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed worry over the near threat of food insecurity in the country, despite the abundance of fertile arable lands and enough intellectual capabilities in agriculture. “It is unclear why the nation still struggled with total food independence. “I find it difficult to accept why our country is struggling […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/asantehene-expresses-worry-over-food-insecurity-threat-in-ghana/feed/ 0 6932 Smallholder farmers in Ghana to benefit from PlantwisePlus programme https://accessagric.com/smallholder-farmers-in-ghana-to-benefit-from-plantwiseplus-programme/ https://accessagric.com/smallholder-farmers-in-ghana-to-benefit-from-plantwiseplus-programme/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:46:51 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=4183 A new CABI-led worldwide programme – PlantwisePlus – will be launched in Ghana on Thursday September 22 to help smallholder farmers produce more and high-quality food. PlantwisePlus will support Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) predict, prepare and prevent a range of plant health issues which put food security and livelihoods at risk. The […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/smallholder-farmers-in-ghana-to-benefit-from-plantwiseplus-programme/feed/ 0 4183 Fisherfolks sensitised on need to keep the ocean clean https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-sensitised-on-need-to-keep-the-ocean-clean/ https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-sensitised-on-need-to-keep-the-ocean-clean/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:14:54 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2816 The Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) has marked the 2022 World Ocean Day with a cleanup exercise at the Tema Fishing Harbour. The exercise was to promote knowledge about how to preserve the oceans for generations. It was also used to sensitise the fisherfolks on the need to keep the ocean clean. Madam Vida Botchwey, PFC […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fisherfolks-sensitised-on-need-to-keep-the-ocean-clean/feed/ 0 2816 Tono Irrigation Dam ready for all year round farming – President Nana Addo https://accessagric.com/tono-irrigation-dam-ready-for-all-year-round-farming-president-nana-addo/ https://accessagric.com/tono-irrigation-dam-ready-for-all-year-round-farming-president-nana-addo/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:01:41 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1434 The good old Tono Irrigation Dam, in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Upper East Region, has been rehabiliated and ready to facilitate all year round farming, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. He said 13,190 hectares of additional irrigable land had been made avialable through the rehabilitation of Tono, Kpong Left Bank and Kpong Irrigation Schemes, for rice, […]

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