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AgriFair 2025 spotlights farmer challenges, solutions

... — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:53:30 +0000

Ghanaian agribusinesses have expressed concerns over the limited access to affordable financing, taxation on raw materials, and the implementation of indigenisation policies, which when addressed, can expand agribusiness in the country. The agribusiness owners made the call at the maiden edition of the AgriFair organised by Channel One TV and Citi FM in Accra on […]

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Agri Impact CEO calls for budgetary support for young women, persons with disabilities in agribusiness

... — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:56:31 +0000

The Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agri Impact Limited, Mrs Juliana Asante-Dartey, has called for concrete budgetary provisions to support young women and persons with disabilities in agribusiness. Speaking at Aglow Processing Factory in Potsin during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, Mrs Asante-Dartey emphasized the need for government, civil society organizations, and […]

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Women groups supported with farm implements

... — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:24:22 +0000

Farm implements, business support items, and educational materials have been presented to some women’s groups in the Kumbungu and Tolon Districts of the Northern Region as part of efforts to empower them through sustainable entrepreneurship and community development. The items included polytanks, tricycles, deep freezers, grinding mills, soya planters, threshers, galvanised chain links, metal poles, […]

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Poultry Intensification Project to make Ghana self-sufficient in five years

... — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:22:09 +0000

Dr Bryn Acheampong, the Minister of Agriculture, says the government Poultry Intensification Project is aimed at making the country self-sufficient in five years. The project, he stated, was to establish major poultry anchor farmers in the country so that they could, in turn also support the outgrower farmers to produce more. Speaking at this year’s […]

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Work to modernise Kpong irrigation project begins

... — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:41:50 +0000

The West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has commenced construction works for the completion of the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme [KIS]. The project covers areas around Akuse and Asutsuare in the Eastern and Greater Accra Regions respectively. The scope of rehabilitation works include […]

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Beneficiaries laud Absa Young Africa Works project

... — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:15:48 +0000

Some beneficiaries of the Absa Young Africa Works project have lauded the project for helping to improve agricultural production and increasing job opportunities for the youth in the northern part of Ghana. During a visit by some implementers of the project to beneficiaries in Tamale and Savelugu assemblies to assess its impact, the beneficiaries showed […]

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Climate change intervention project targets women groups

... — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:16:49 +0000

A climate change intervention project aimed at mitigating adverse impacts of climate change and ensuring sustainable agriculture has been launched in the Upper East Region. The project, dubbed: “The Forest and Farmer Facility Phase II Climate Resilience Landscapes and Improved Livelihoods,” is being implemented by the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative (MAPEWFAC), a Non-Governmental Organisation. […]

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Farmers in Upper East reduce farm sizes due to high cost of production

... — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 13:39:23 +0000

The rising cost of production in the agricultural sector has forced many farmers in the Upper East Region to reduce their farm sizes. Mr John Akaribo, a peasant farmer at Vea in the Bolgatanga Municipality said Apart from the increase in cost of fertilizer, traction cost has also increased at a time that farmers are […]

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Hikes in fuel prices affecting activities of tractor operators in Tumu

... — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:20:56 +0000

Mr Fuseini Kanton, the Chairman of the tractor owners Association in Tumu in the Sissala East District, has appealed to the government to subsidise the price of seed planters and harrows for farmers. This, he said, would help cushion the current increasing cost involved in farming, especially in accessing human labour for ploughing and seed […]

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Production cost cause of high food prices – Traders

... — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:59:03 +0000

Prices of food items in the Wa market are soaring on a daily basis with traders attributing the trend to the high production cost and transport fares. Currently, a bowl of maize, which used to cost about GG¢5.00 the same period last year is now sold at GH¢10.00 while a bowl of local rice sold […]

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