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BizBox Project equips Ketu North youth with cassava, rice processing skills

... — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:47:42 +0000

The Reverend Martin Amenaki, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu North, has encouraged young people in the Municipality to take advantage of skills development opportunities to establish businesses and improve their livelihoods. He made the call when he joined the Business Advisory Centre (BAC) of the Ketu North Municipal Assembly at a two-day technical skills […]

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GEA, Mastercard Foundation empower 481 youth with BizBox start-up kits

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:46:41 +0000

The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has distributed start-up kits to 481 young people in the Tamale Metropolis under its Business in a Box (BizBox) initiative. The intervention, implemented through the Access to Agricultural Entrepreneurship (AA2E) and Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship (A2E) programmes, is aimed at equipping beneficiaries with employable skills […]

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CSIR-SARI, MoFA introduce improved rice parboiling machine in Northern Region

... — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:56:43 +0000

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the AfricaRice Centre, has introduced an improved rice parboiling technology. This is to enhance efficiency, product quality, and occupational safety for women rice processors in the Northern Region. The technology, known […]

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Director of Agriculture advocates for investments in rice mills

... — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 20:09:08 +0000

Mr Alfred David Mensah, Adansi South District Director of Agriculture has called for more investments in rice mills and drying facilities in the district to cope with the increasing production of the food crop in the area. He said rice production in the area had increased in recent times and there was the need for […]

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Income level of women farmers in 5 regions increased by 32 percent

... — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:32:37 +0000

The income level of women farmers in five regions have increased through an intervention programme by the German Association of Rural Women (dlv). Additionally, the volume of sales of parboiled rice of the women groups increased from 17 per cent to 27 per cent following the adoption of new techniques in processing the rice. There […]

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