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Africa Energy Innovation Competition (up to US$10,000)

... — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:55:48 +0000

Deadline:10Th September 2026 The 11th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge (AEIC), organized by NEF, mobilizes young, early-stage energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop, prototype and scale innovative devices, equipment and digital solutions for social enterprise, agribusiness, fintech and energy management using locally available resources. The Challenge connects young innovators to quality employment, entrepreneurship and investment opportunities, advancing Value Addition, Youth […]

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Women with disabilities nurture trees to combat deforestation in Ahafo

... — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:35:18 +0000

Fifty women with disabilities and single parents in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have taken up tree nursing as a practical way of contributing to the fight against deforestation and climate change. Operating under the name Noble Women with Disabilities, the group is nurturing tree seedlings at three different sites, with about […]

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Agric Minister announces plans for National Seed Bank and Irrigated Model Farm

... — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:55:40 +0000

Mr Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has hinted at the Government’s plans to establish a national seed bank. This, he said would be achieved through collaborations with the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) of the University of Ghana and other stakeholders. A national seed bank is a facility that collects, stores, […]

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Farmers to boycott 2025 Farmers’ Day over unfulfilled government promises

... — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:09:10 +0000

The leadership of rice producers and millers, maize farmers, mechanization service providers across Ghana have resolved to boycott the 2025 Farmers’ Day celebrations at the district, regional, and national levels. These Group also include input dealers, and apex farmer associations and agribusiness stakeholders. A statement issued in Accra by the Committee for the Promotion […]

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Feed Ghana Programme: A Lifeline for Smallholder Farmers

... — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:18:12 +0000

On a quiet morning in Tolon, a farmer named Yussif Adams walks through his maize field, worried about how little he will harvest this season. Like many smallholder farmers in the Northern Region, his challenge is not a lack of hard work. It is low yields, limited access to inputs, and difficulty in getting fair […]

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Africa Energy Innovation Challenge (up to USD10,000)

... — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:40:14 +0000

Deadline:15th September 2025 The 10th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge AEIC organized by NEF mobilizes early-stage young energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop a prototype/upscale a key device/equipment for social enterprise, agri-business, fintech solutions or energy management system using local resources. The 10th AEIC links young persons to quality employment or entrepreneurship opportunities, and is focused […]

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Forestry Commission to plant 13,000 trees at Keta and Anloga

... — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:22:53 +0000

The Forestry Commission at Anloga in the Volta Region has indicated that the Commission would plant 13,000 trees within Keta and Anloga Districts to mark this year’s ‘Green Ghana Day.’ The exercise is to encourage and enhance the habit of tree planting in the area and educate community members on the importance of trees to […]

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CABI, FAO strengthen capacity of Plant Protection Officers

... — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:29:38 +0000

CAB International, (CABI), a centre for agriculture and biosciences, with funding from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) held a five-day training workshop for officers from National Plant Protection Organisations in West and Central Africa. They were taken through a Horizon Scanning process and exposed to a decision-support tool that helped them to identify and prioritise […]

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Cocoa Famers Co-operative Union procures water drilling machine

... — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:16:20 +0000

The Bia West Mondelez International Cocoa Life Co-operative and Marketing Union, has procured a brand-new water drilling machine to help provide potable water, especially for cocoa farmers in the Western North Region. The machine with supporting vehicles and other accessories procured at about GHS 4 million would also help address irrigation challenges on cocoa farms, […]

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Farmers urged to report unusual manifestations on farms

... — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 22:09:28 +0000

Madam Cecilia Adomah Yeboah, the Dormaa Central Municipal Director of Agriculture, has advised farmers to strengthen the farmers Association to be able to share their experiences. She said that the department had low staff numbers, which was making it difficult to attend to individual farmers regularly to know their challenges. However, the association would help […]

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Ambassador’s Resilience Fund Program – Ghana (Grant $10,000 – $100,000)

... — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:20:24 +0000

Deadline: 14th August, 2023,11:59 PM GMT The U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana (Embassy Accra) is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit a project proposal for its Ambassador’s Resilience Fund (ARF) Program. The purpose of this competition notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide a flexible mechanism to build community resilience […]

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Central Region Forestry Commission to restore degraded forests

... — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:31:35 +0000

The Central Regional Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission (FC) has invaded degraded forests in the Region to plant trees as part of its restoration drive. More than 400,000 seedlings have been distributed to be planted in forest lands, both on and off-reserves, available sites within communities, including parks, roadsides, and medians. Also, available […]

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