organic fertilizers Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/organic-fertilizers/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:50:42 +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 organic fertilizers Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/organic-fertilizers/ 32 32 PFAG donates inputs to women vegetable farmers https://accessagric.com/pfag-donates-inputs-to-women-vegetable-farmers/ https://accessagric.com/pfag-donates-inputs-to-women-vegetable-farmers/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:50:42 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=21023 The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has donated inputs to women vegetable farmers at Kamgbunli in the Ellembelle District to empower and equip them with technical and logistical support to enhance productivity.  The items included two solar pumping machines, five knapsack sprayers,100 organic pesticides and four solar test kits. The PFAG earlier donated pepper seeds […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/pfag-donates-inputs-to-women-vegetable-farmers/feed/ 0 21023 Abuse of agrochemicals: A silent deadly practice by smallholder farmers https://accessagric.com/abuse-of-agrochemicals-a-silent-deadly-practice-by-smallholder-farmers/ https://accessagric.com/abuse-of-agrochemicals-a-silent-deadly-practice-by-smallholder-farmers/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:47:47 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=16061 It was the late Bahamian Evangelist, Dr Myles Munroe, who once said: “When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable.” This expression aptly illustrates the current development in the Northern Region where some smallholder farmers are involved in the use of agrochemicals like pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers without complying with safety and security measures. This […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/abuse-of-agrochemicals-a-silent-deadly-practice-by-smallholder-farmers/feed/ 0 16061 60-year-old farmer adjudged Eastern Regional Best Farmer https://accessagric.com/60-year-old-farmer-adjudged-eastern-regional-best-farmer/ https://accessagric.com/60-year-old-farmer-adjudged-eastern-regional-best-farmer/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:58:03 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=10268 Mr. Benjamin Blackie Forson a 60-year-old farmer from Kwahu Adawso, in the Kwahu South Municipality has been adjudged the Best Farmer for the Eastern Region, during the 39th National Farmers’ Day, held at Akyem-Ofoase. The Regional Best female farmer went to Madam Ama Ohenewa while the best youth farmer went to Michael Eduaezi Ayahlu. In […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/60-year-old-farmer-adjudged-eastern-regional-best-farmer/feed/ 0 10268 600 women in Northern Region receive support for backyard gardening https://accessagric.com/600-women-in-northern-region-receive-support-for-backyard-gardening/ https://accessagric.com/600-women-in-northern-region-receive-support-for-backyard-gardening/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:42:32 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=3665 A total of 600 women from six districts in the Northern Region have been supported to do backyard gardening to produce vegetables as part of efforts to enhance nutrition and contribute to household food security. The districts included Nanton, Karaga, Sagnarigu, Yendi, Gushegu and Mion, and the beneficiary women were trained on how to maintain […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/600-women-in-northern-region-receive-support-for-backyard-gardening/feed/ 0 3665 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 Farmers in Upper West urged to use organic manure https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-upper-west-urged-to-use-organic-manure/ https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-upper-west-urged-to-use-organic-manure/#respond Thu, 19 May 2022 20:51:58 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2228 Mr Emmanuel Sasu Yeboah, the Upper West Regional Director, Department of Agriculture, has advised farmers to always seek expert advice to enable them reap the needed benefits from their farming investment. He explained that considering the high cost of farm inputs such as fertilizer and agro-chemicals, and high cost of ploughing services and labour, farmers […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/farmers-in-upper-west-urged-to-use-organic-manure/feed/ 0 2228 Agric Minister swears in National Fertilizer Council Board Members https://accessagric.com/agric-minister-swears-in-national-fertilizer-council-board-members/ https://accessagric.com/agric-minister-swears-in-national-fertilizer-council-board-members/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:16:48 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1244 A seven-member board of the newly established National Fertilizer Council has been inaugurated in Accra. The board, chaired by Ms Nana Serwah Bonsu Amoako, Special Advisor, Ghana Fertilizer Expansion Programme at the Office of the President, has Mr Bentsil Quaye, the Acting Director, Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) and Mr Seth Osei-Akoto, the […]

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