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Demand soars for Songotra-T Cowpea two years after release

... — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:55:43 +0000

Barely two years after its release, many farmers in the country have embraced the genetically modified cowpea variety; Songotra-T, as a result of its high yields, reduced production costs, and resilience to climate change. Accounts shared by some farmers and a scientist showed that Songotra-T’s popularity expanded rapidly with more than 5,000 kilograms of seed sold for multiplication in 2025 alone after all […]

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Does Ghana need more youth in Agriculture ?

... — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:25:15 +0000

By: Henry Cofie Fordi In Ghana, there has been a growing push to encourage youth participation in agriculture, recognizing its importance for the country’s economic growth and food security. Efforts from the government, NGOs, development organizations, and the private sector aim to make agriculture more attractive to young people. However, many youth in Ghana remain […]

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World Bank doubles agri-finance and agribusiness commitments to $9 billion

... — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:41:53 +0000

The World Bank has committed US$9 billion in agribusiness investments, calling for the creation of a comprehensive global ecosystem as food demand is set to increase by up to 60 per cent. The call follows the Bank observation of four emerging shifts that could reshape the agribusiness landscape such as improving productivity, climate resilience, and […]

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MCE seeks support to reconstruct palm oil processing factory gutted by fire

... — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:23:39 +0000

Alhaji Umar Bodinga, Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa North in the Eastern region, has urged non-governmental organisations to provide support for the reconstruction of the YWCA-31st December women palm oil processing factory at Akyem Tafo. He made the call after a large inferno gutted the palm oil processing factory, destroying about 3000 gallons of palm […]

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Developing countries urged to adopt GMOs for food security

... — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:17:45 +0000

Dr Rich Roberts, former Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, Massachusetts – USA has urged developing countries to adopt Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food security. To him, genetically modified plants, which have had their genetic makeup modified in a laboratory, typically using high-tech genetic engineering, unlike occurring in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods, […]

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Farmers urged to help mitigate effect of post-harvest losses

... — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:53:17 +0000

Farmers have been urged to do more to mitigate the negative effect of post-harvest losses to prevent food insecurity. Professor Osei-Agyemang Yeboah, an Economist and Social Scientist at the North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University, said achieving food security in African countries would be far-fetched if post-harvest loses were not checked and farmers continued the […]

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Over thousand farmers trained in Agri-business skills

... — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:33:20 +0000

More than one thousand farmers have received series of trainings in Agri-business to improve on productivity, business management and incomes levels to reduce food insecurity in Northern Ghana. The participants were drawn from Binduri, Tempane, Garu districts in the Upper East Region and the Karaga district of the Northern Region under an ongoing project called […]

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Watson Venture Accelerator for inspired change makers

... — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:02:47 +0000

Deadline:15th May, 2023. We are excited to announce that the Watson Venture Accelerator program is now open and accepting applications! They are looking for inspired change makers who are passionate about social impact and are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Whether you’re working on a groundbreaking idea or looking to take your existing […]

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Some communities in Guan District receive equipment to boost agriculture

... — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:00:53 +0000

Some communities in the Guan District of the Oti Region have received irrigation machines, safety items and financial support to boast agriculture and ecotourism. The district is blessed with tourism sites; caves, fascinating scenery (mountains), waterfalls, and streams, apart from the agriculture potentials. The Accelerated Rural Development Organisation (ARDO), a Non-Governmental Organisation, with support from […]

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AFS Global STEM Academies (Full Scholarship)

... — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:34:53 +0000

Applications are open until January 8, 2023. Applications are now open for the AFS Global STEM Academies, a full scholarship program for active global citizens who are energized to help solve some of today’s biggest global challenges. Scholarship winners will enrich their sustainability knowledge and STEM skills through an interactive, hands-on curriculum, while developing critical global competencies, […]

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Canadian High Commission to support Ghana’s agriculture with CAD $125m

... — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:33:54 +0000

Madam Louise Paris, the Deputy Director of Operations at the Canadian High Commission in Ghana has hinted of a 125 million Canadian dollar grant from the Canadian government to help improve the agriculture sector. She said the Canadian government was already partnering the government of Ghana to modernise the sector in the area of rehabilitation, […]

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FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes

... — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 19:55:33 +0000

Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed an $83 million contribution from the United States of America designed to bolster the agency’s emergency and resilience programmes in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan, […]

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