Mr Kofi Agbogah Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/mr-kofi-agbogah/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:04:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp Mr Kofi Agbogah Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/mr-kofi-agbogah/ 32 32 Marine Protected Area set to boost fish stocks, protect coastal livelihoods https://accessagric.com/marine-protected-area-set-to-boost-fish-stocks-protect-coastal-livelihoods/ https://accessagric.com/marine-protected-area-set-to-boost-fish-stocks-protect-coastal-livelihoods/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:04:51 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=23766 At dawn, fishermen at Apo community in the Shama Municipality of the Western Region push their wooden canoes into the sea with hope and increasing uncertainty. For them, the sea that once guaranteed bumper catch now offers dwindling returns after a long fishing expedition. Mr Simon Dadzie, a fisherman, says: “Before, we were very sure […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/marine-protected-area-set-to-boost-fish-stocks-protect-coastal-livelihoods/feed/ 0 23766 Ghana establishes first Marine Protected Area amid fisheries crisis https://accessagric.com/ghana-establishes-first-marine-protected-area-amid-fisheries-crisis/ https://accessagric.com/ghana-establishes-first-marine-protected-area-amid-fisheries-crisis/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:57:40 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=23737 At dawn, fishermen at Apo community in the Shama Municipality of the Western Region push their wooden canoes into the sea with hope and increasing uncertainty.  For them, the sea that once guaranteed bumper catch now offers dwindling returns after a long fishing expedition. Mr Simon Dadzie, a fisherman, says: “Before, we were very sure of a good catch, […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/ghana-establishes-first-marine-protected-area-amid-fisheries-crisis/feed/ 0 23737 $2m EMPoWER Project launched to support women and youth in fisheries https://accessagric.com/2m-empower-project-launched-to-support-women-and-youth-in-fisheries/ https://accessagric.com/2m-empower-project-launched-to-support-women-and-youth-in-fisheries/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:06:26 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=23183 A fisheries sector project, dubbed: “Economic Mobility and Protection of Women, Youth and Ecosystems for Resilient Fishers (EMPoWER)” has been launched in Accra to build the capacity of women and youth in the industry. It is also to enhance social protection, and promote environmental sustainability within artisanal fishing communities across the aquatic food value chain. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/2m-empower-project-launched-to-support-women-and-youth-in-fisheries/feed/ 0 23183 Hen Mpoano leads fisheries restoration, gender-responsive conservation efforts https://accessagric.com/hen-mpoano-leads-fisheries-restoration-gender-responsive-conservation-efforts/ https://accessagric.com/hen-mpoano-leads-fisheries-restoration-gender-responsive-conservation-efforts/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:36:13 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=20811 Hen Mpoano, an NGO in coastal and marine ecosystem governance, has launched two complementary projects to restore Ghana’s declining fisheries and promote gender-equitable marine conservation. The first project, dubbed, “With Fishers, For Fishers: Sustaining Ghana’s Fisheries Recovery,” funded by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, seeks to strengthen fisheries co-management systems, rebuild depleted fish stocks, and enhance […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/hen-mpoano-leads-fisheries-restoration-gender-responsive-conservation-efforts/feed/ 0 20811 Pregnant fish harvesting could crash Ghana’s fisheries – NGO Warns https://accessagric.com/pregnant-fish-harvesting-could-crash-ghanas-fisheries-ngo-warns/ https://accessagric.com/pregnant-fish-harvesting-could-crash-ghanas-fisheries-ngo-warns/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 22:38:42 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18304 Mr Kofi Agbogah, the Director of Hen Mpoano, a non-governmental organisation on coastal and marine ecosystems, has reminded Ghanaians that consuming one pregnant fish is equivalent to eating 50,000 fishes and their future fish.  Mr Agbogah said “One fish can lay up to 50,000 eggs, so if you eat one pregnant fish, it means you […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/pregnant-fish-harvesting-could-crash-ghanas-fisheries-ngo-warns/feed/ 0 18304 Hen Mpoano highlights significance of establishing Ghana’s first network of Marine Protected Areas https://accessagric.com/hen-mpoano-highlights-significance-of-establishing-ghanas-first-network-of-marine-protected-areas/ https://accessagric.com/hen-mpoano-highlights-significance-of-establishing-ghanas-first-network-of-marine-protected-areas/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:19:13 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=13117 Hen Mpoano, a Takoradi-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), which focuses on coastal and marine ecosystem, has organised a durbar to commemorate this year’s World Oceans Day at Busua in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western. The event was used to highlight the significance of establishing Ghana’s first network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at the […]

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