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Tamale, Ghana – Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems (RAINS), a Tamale-based non-profit nongovernmental organisation in partnership with African Biodiversity Network (ABN), has embarked on an initiative aimed at saving indigenous seeds from extinction. Dubbed: “Seed Mapping Exercise”, the initiative is an activity under the Zero Hunger project seeking to …

Accra, Ghana – The Israeli government has sponsored some 50 Ghanaian graduates in agriculture to Israel for education projects. This follows collaboration between the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and its partners in Israel to provide state-of-the-art training, as well as opportunities for young graduates in agripreneurship and agribusiness. …

Accra, Ghana – The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Ghana Chapter, has opened nominations for the second edition of its annual media awards aimed at recognizing outstanding work of journalists in agriculture and biotechnology. The OFAB 2018 awards ceremony, to be held in September this year in Burkina Faso, …

Alhaji Ali Muhammad Katu, General Manager of Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP), on Monday called on the government to take steps to urgently institute a Ghana Agriculture Insurance Policy to protect the investment of farmers and build confidence in the sector. He explained that such a policy would transform the …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – 38 brand new tricycles belonging to the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), now the Northern Development Authority (NDA), have been left to rot away in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. The tricycles attached with their trailers and meant for farmers under SADA have been parked in …

Accra, Ghana – SCIENCE, Technology and Innovation (STI) remain the basic tools in addressing economic challenges, and eliminating food insecurity and malnutrition, Professor Victor Kwame Agyeman, Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has said. He indicated that the promotion of STI would also enhance sustainability in …

Tumu, Ghana – The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is to source its food products from local factories established under the government’s ‘One District, One Factory’ (1D1F) initiative. Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said this would help to sustain them on the path of growth. He made this known at Tumu …

Sawla, Ghana – The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba in the Northern Region, Andrew Dari Chiwitey has handed over an ambulance, eleven hospital beds, two theatre beds, two delivery beds, two motorbikes, two wheel chairs, two HP laptop computers and a ECG machine to the Sawla Hospital. At a …

Sunyani, Ghana – The Cashew Development Board will by the end of June, 2018 be established to regulate the Cashew Industry, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. The President said this when he interacted with some traditional rulers in Sunyani to round-off his three-day official visit to the Brong-Ahafo …

Broniamah, Ghana – Four foreign nationals – one Chinese and three Togolese – have been arrested by Operation Vanguard (the joint military/police taskforce against galamsey) at Broniamah, a community in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region. The four, who were arrested on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, were allegedly indulging …