The World Bank (WB) has called for more and better investment in Ghana’s agriculture sector to help improve productivity, employment, and rural poverty reduction. In a summary of its latest country-focused report entitled Agriculture: Ghana’s Engine of Growth for Jobs Creation, the bank said due to lack of investments, the…
Ghanaian Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the government is re-examining its management and use of land to add value and reap more benefits from the resource. Addressing the 2018 Land Administration Forum held in Accra on Wednesday, Bawumia said the government will digitise land title registration and management systems…
Ghanaian mechanised agricultural equipment supplier AFGRI Ghana Limited says it has established 10 model farms to teach local farmers the correct ways of using mechanised equipment to maximise on crop yields per hectare. The company, which is a leading supplier of John Deere farm equipment in Ghana, also plans to…
By Dr. Dede Amanor-Wilks, African Center for Economic Transformation. Over Christmas, I took the opportunity to visit Asare Odometa Plantations, a farming enterprise in the Asesewa area of the Manya Krobo District in Ghana’s Eastern Region that could be a model for the government’s One District One Factory election promise. The…
The Ghanaian government has ordered a tomato processing factory in the capital Accra to close down because it has been operating without a licence. Happy Sunshine, which generally imports Chinese La Vonce tomato paste and re-packages it for sale in West African markets, was fined GHC15 000 and closed down…
The Ghanaian and South African chicken industries are joining forces in the fight against cheap imported chicken from the European Union (EU). The Ghanaian and South African poultry associations, the anti-dumping campaign, FairPlay Movement, and the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the…
Read more about agricultural trade and markets in Kenya and Ghana in this report. KENYA The Kenyan market is due to face more maize imports due insufficient stocks. Re-elections will be held on 17 October 2017, after the annulment of the country’s previous elections. It does not seem that the…
