Meat Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/meat/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:54:51 +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 Meat Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/meat/ 32 32 Africa’s hunger declines for the first time in a decade. Now comes the harder part https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/ https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:54:51 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25924 Opinion piece by Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Across Africa last year, fewer people were uncertain about their ability to obtain adequate food or were forced to reduce the quality and quantity of what they ate. It was the first continent-wide improvement in food insecurity in a decade. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/feed/ 0 25924 Mahama breaks ground for construction of Poultry, Meat and Feed Processing Factory https://accessagric.com/mahama-breaks-ground-for-construction-of-poultry-meat-and-feed-processing-factory/ https://accessagric.com/mahama-breaks-ground-for-construction-of-poultry-meat-and-feed-processing-factory/#respond Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:10:31 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=21516 President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken ground for the construction of a Poultry, Meat, and Feed Processing Factory at Bechem in the Ahafo Region. This forms part of the Government’s flagship poultry revitalisation programme, the Nkoko Nketenketen Project. The Facility, which will slaughter three thousand birds daily, will take 12 months to complete. President […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/mahama-breaks-ground-for-construction-of-poultry-meat-and-feed-processing-factory/feed/ 0 21516 Global Food Commodity Output Set to Rise, But Risks Remain — FAO Warns https://accessagric.com/global-food-commodity-output-set-to-rise-but-risks-remain-fao-warns/ https://accessagric.com/global-food-commodity-output-set-to-rise-but-risks-remain-fao-warns/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:32:29 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18809 Noting risks, report examines impacts of avian influenza, changing trade patterns since 2022, fish fraud, and shipping industry’s net-zero goals FAO’s latest assessments indicate a relatively optimistic outlook for global food commodity markets, with production anticipated to increase across all commodities, except sugar, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/global-food-commodity-output-set-to-rise-but-risks-remain-fao-warns/feed/ 1 18809 FAO Food Price Index increases in April https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 14:34:33 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17966 World cereal, meat and dairy prices up, while sugar quotations down  The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/feed/ 0 17966 New SDG indicator on Minimum Dietary Diversity adopted by UN Statistical Commission https://accessagric.com/new-sdg-indicator-on-minimum-dietary-diversity-adopted-by-un-statistical-commission/ https://accessagric.com/new-sdg-indicator-on-minimum-dietary-diversity-adopted-by-un-statistical-commission/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:55:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17126 FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has assumed joint custodianship with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator regarding Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). This indicator captures a crucial aspect previously lacking in tracking […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/new-sdg-indicator-on-minimum-dietary-diversity-adopted-by-un-statistical-commission/feed/ 0 17126 Does Ghana need more youth in Agriculture ? https://accessagric.com/does-ghana-need-more-youth-in-agriculture/ https://accessagric.com/does-ghana-need-more-youth-in-agriculture/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:25:15 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=16647 By: Henry Cofie Fordi In Ghana, there has been a growing push to encourage youth participation in agriculture, recognizing its importance for the country’s economic growth and food security. Efforts from the government, NGOs, development organizations, and the private sector aim to make agriculture more attractive to young people. However, many youth in Ghana remain […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/does-ghana-need-more-youth-in-agriculture/feed/ 3 16647 FAO Food Price Index up marginally in April https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/#respond Sun, 05 May 2024 16:54:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=12529 Rising international quotations for meat, cereals and vegetable oils offset drops for dairy and sugar The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable oils and cereals more than offset decreases for sugar and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/feed/ 0 12529 FAO Food Price Index declines further in February https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-declines-further-in-february/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-declines-further-in-february/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:54:11 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=11735 2024 wheat output forecast to grow despite price-driven cutbacks in planted area The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international quotations for all major cereals more than offset rising prices of sugar and meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-declines-further-in-february/feed/ 0 11735 UK government ready to invest, provide expertise for Ghana’s agriculture growth — Harriet Thompson  https://accessagric.com/uk-government-ready-to-invest-provide-expertise-for-ghanas-agriculture-growth-harriet-thompson/ https://accessagric.com/uk-government-ready-to-invest-provide-expertise-for-ghanas-agriculture-growth-harriet-thompson/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:50:48 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9866 Mrs Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, says the United Kingdom (UK) is ready to offer expertise and investment to support the growth of Ghana’s agriculture sector as the government implements phase two of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.  She said agriculture remained an important contributor to Ghana’s economic growth, […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/uk-government-ready-to-invest-provide-expertise-for-ghanas-agriculture-growth-harriet-thompson/feed/ 0 9866 Experts recommend private sector investment to enhance food security https://accessagric.com/experts-recommend-private-sector-investment-to-enhance-food-security/ https://accessagric.com/experts-recommend-private-sector-investment-to-enhance-food-security/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:49:15 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9871 The Adhoc expert group meeting, which preceded the second Joint Inter-governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) for North and West Africa, a flagship initiative of UNECA has given some recommendations after their meeting on Wednesday in Accra. The Adhoc expert group meeting ICSOE 2023, was on the theme: “Transition to Renewable Resources for […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/experts-recommend-private-sector-investment-to-enhance-food-security/feed/ 0 9871 MoFA to supply 4.5 million day-old chicks to farmers https://accessagric.com/mofa-to-supply-4-5-million-day-old-chicks-to-farmers/ https://accessagric.com/mofa-to-supply-4-5-million-day-old-chicks-to-farmers/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:09:14 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9651 The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has started supplying 4.5 million day-old chicks to anchor farmers and their outgrowers.  They will also receive vaccines and starter-pack feed to augment the production of an additional 13,200 metric tonnes of poultry meat by the end of this year. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, the sector Minister, said the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/mofa-to-supply-4-5-million-day-old-chicks-to-farmers/feed/ 0 9651 Unlocking the potential of sustainable livestock production https://accessagric.com/unlocking-the-potential-of-sustainable-livestock-production/ https://accessagric.com/unlocking-the-potential-of-sustainable-livestock-production/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:53:28 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9322 Interview with Thanawat Tiensin, Director of the FAO Animal Production and Health Division The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation is taking place this week at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The conference provides a neutral platform for stakeholders to explore innovative approaches for efficient, nutritious, […]

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