market Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/market/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:46:39 +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 market Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/market/ 32 32 Farmers call for better roads to support Oti’s yam industry https://accessagric.com/farmers-call-for-better-roads-to-support-otis-yam-industry/ https://accessagric.com/farmers-call-for-better-roads-to-support-otis-yam-industry/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:46:39 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=24848 Across the vast farming communities of the Oti Region, yam cultivation is more than just an agricultural activity.  The Yam Basket of Ghana It is notable as the backbone of economic survival for thousands of families. Districts such as Nkwanta South, Nkwanta North, Krachi West and Krachi Nchumuru consistently produce large volumes of yam, earning the region […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/farmers-call-for-better-roads-to-support-otis-yam-industry/feed/ 0 24848 Strengthening Ghana’s mango value chain through structured price mechanism https://accessagric.com/strengthening-ghanas-mango-value-chain-through-structured-price-mechanism/ https://accessagric.com/strengthening-ghanas-mango-value-chain-through-structured-price-mechanism/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:36:21 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=22296 Ghana’s mango sector has grown steadily over the past decade, emerging as a strategic contributor to agricultural diversification, agro-processing, and export earnings. Thousands of smallholder farmers depend on mango production for their livelihoods, while exporters and processors increasingly rely on the crop to meet growing regional and international demand. Despite this potential, the sector has […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/strengthening-ghanas-mango-value-chain-through-structured-price-mechanism/feed/ 0 22296 Solution Oasis empowers communities, creates market for African herbs and oils https://accessagric.com/solution-oasis-empowers-communities-creates-market-for-african-herbs-and-oils/ https://accessagric.com/solution-oasis-empowers-communities-creates-market-for-african-herbs-and-oils/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:25:17 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=20210 Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) through its Business Booster Program, continues to nurture promising businesses across Ghana to scale and maximize their impact. Solution Oasis Ltd is one of the businesses being coached and mentored under the Business Booster program. Led by the inspiring Francesca Brenda Opoku, a social entrepreneur passionate about redefining beauty while empowering […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/solution-oasis-empowers-communities-creates-market-for-african-herbs-and-oils/feed/ 0 20210 Surge in prices of yam, traders blame changes in weather patterns https://accessagric.com/surge-in-prices-of-yam-traders-blame-changes-in-weather-patterns/ https://accessagric.com/surge-in-prices-of-yam-traders-blame-changes-in-weather-patterns/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:19:42 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=14118 Traders at the Tema Community One market has blamed the surge in prices of yam on changes in weather patterns. Yam prices have sharply increased in Tema Community One Market, with small tubers now selling between GHs25 and GHs40, while medium-sized yams are priced between GHs60 and GHs80. According to the traders and sellers, the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/surge-in-prices-of-yam-traders-blame-changes-in-weather-patterns/feed/ 0 14118 Ghana loses US$1.9 billion annually to post-harvest losses – WFP https://accessagric.com/ghana-loses-us1-9-billion-annually-to-post-harvest-losses-wfp/ https://accessagric.com/ghana-loses-us1-9-billion-annually-to-post-harvest-losses-wfp/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:49:11 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=14055 Many Ghanaian farmers are falling into penury due of post-harvest losses associated mainly with perishable produce, as it takes away about 30 per cent of their incomes.  According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Ghana loses US$1.9 billion annually to post-harvest losses, mainly due to the lack of access to ready-post-harvest machinery and market, inadequate […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/ghana-loses-us1-9-billion-annually-to-post-harvest-losses-wfp/feed/ 0 14055 26 artisanal chocolate makers undergo training https://accessagric.com/26-artisanal-chocolate-makers-undergo-training/ https://accessagric.com/26-artisanal-chocolate-makers-undergo-training/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:08:47 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9653 Some 26 artisanal chocolate makers have been trained in effective financial management strategies, empowering them to access and utilise funds to enhance the value of Ghana’s cocoa beans.  The trainees, drawn from selected small and medium enterprises (SMEs) along the cocoa sector, are beneficiaries of the Cocoa Value-Chain Catalyst (CVC) Programme designed to support SMEs […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/26-artisanal-chocolate-makers-undergo-training/feed/ 0 9653 ‘Let’s improve mango yields to enhance market access’ – Mango Association https://accessagric.com/lets-improve-mango-yields-to-enhance-market-access-mango-association/ https://accessagric.com/lets-improve-mango-yields-to-enhance-market-access-mango-association/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:50:11 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=5020 Mr Anthony Botchway, the Chief Executive Officer of Bomarts Company and the Chairman of National Mango Association has called for improvement in mango yields to enhance its market access and price reduction. He said the global average production was about 20 metric tons per hectare, but in Ghana farms were producing around 2.5, five and […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/lets-improve-mango-yields-to-enhance-market-access-mango-association/feed/ 0 5020 Climate friendly agriculture critical in ensuring food security – Experts https://accessagric.com/climate-friendly-agriculture-critical-in-ensuring-food-security-experts/ https://accessagric.com/climate-friendly-agriculture-critical-in-ensuring-food-security-experts/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2022 18:49:04 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2458 Experts are calling for the harmonisation, mainstreaming and upscaling of climate friendly agriculture innovations to increase food production amid erratic rains, flooding and drought caused by climate crises.  Climate friendly agriculture innovations include the use of organic fertilizers, proper soil management practices such as mulching, the use of drought-tolerant and early maturing varieties of crops. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/climate-friendly-agriculture-critical-in-ensuring-food-security-experts/feed/ 0 2458 NDDI warns against food shortage and hunger https://accessagric.com/nddi-warns-against-food-shortage-and-hunger/ https://accessagric.com/nddi-warns-against-food-shortage-and-hunger/#comments Mon, 16 May 2022 17:34:58 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2176 Ghana is likely to face  food shortage and hunger in the last quarter of 2022 and 2023, if government does not global warning on looming food crisis, the Northern Development and Democratic Institute, NDDI has said.      The Tamale-based premier liberal public policy think-tank revealed that the monstrous effects of COVID -19 on the global […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/nddi-warns-against-food-shortage-and-hunger/feed/ 1 2176 GEXIM provides platform to showcase Made-In-Ghana products https://accessagric.com/gexim-provides-platform-to-showcase-made-in-ghana-products/ https://accessagric.com/gexim-provides-platform-to-showcase-made-in-ghana-products/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 18:03:06 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1954 Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, says Ghana is well positioned to reduce food insecurity and attain self-sufficiency. He said with the introduction of the Tuesday Market, the country would be in the best position to outsource a lot of its products from the farm gate. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said this in an interview […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/gexim-provides-platform-to-showcase-made-in-ghana-products/feed/ 0 1954 Every day is a working day for rice farmers in Sanga Village https://accessagric.com/every-day-is-a-working-day-for-rice-farmers-in-sanga-village/ https://accessagric.com/every-day-is-a-working-day-for-rice-farmers-in-sanga-village/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:33:14 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1739 The rice farmers (pictured) call themselves “Kila Siku Kazi Group” at Sanga Village, Simiyu Region of Tanzania. The Swahili words loosely translate to ‘Every day is a working day’, underscoring their commitment to improving their livelihood through farming as a business. According to the group chairman, Mr Baleli James Chongela, the #AGRA supported CARI – EA […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/every-day-is-a-working-day-for-rice-farmers-in-sanga-village/feed/ 0 1739 Traders experience low sales ahead of Easter https://accessagric.com/traders-experience-low-sales-ahead-of-easter/ https://accessagric.com/traders-experience-low-sales-ahead-of-easter/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:21:46 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1710 Traders and some buyers in the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra have expressed concerns over price hikes as Easter festivities approached. The concerns follow the recent increase in general prices of goods and services, which experts have attributed to the depreciation of the cedi against other major currencies and the global increase in fuel […]

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