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Tamale, Ghana – The Ghana Journalists for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (GJESHA) has called for an immediate moratorium on the commercialization of 14 newly developed genetically modified (GM) products in Ghana. The group urged the government to prioritize agroecogical approaches that promote biodiversity, resilience, and equitable access to nutritious …

Lagos, Nigeria –The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce 1,200 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme. The announcement will be made on March 22, 2024. The new beneficiaries will become the 10th cohort of the 10-year-long TEF …

Walewale, Ghana – A declining interest in farming activities amongst young men and women in the West Mamprusi Municipality in the North East Region of Ghana has become a cause for concern for various stakeholders. These stakeholders, who include civil society organisations, traditional leaders, women and youth groups, are alarmed …

Oxford, England – Graduating executive MBA students of Oxford University’s Saïd Business School received wise counsel from African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Friday. Delivering the business school’s 2023 commencement address, Adesina called on the graduates to use the skills and knowledge they had acquired to address some …

Bamvim, Ghana – Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu, the Northern Regional Minister, has expressed optimism that the Annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Exhibitions and Conference by Agrihouse Foundation, would serve as a catalyst for fostering partnerships, driving technological advancements and unlocking the immense potential that lay within the region’s agricultural sector. He observed …

Tamale, Ghana – The Head of Business Development Service at Development Bank Ghana (DBG), Anita Solomon, has underscored the need for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana to take book-keeping and other forms of record-keeping in their business seriously. According to her, the lack of proper record-keeping especially …

Datano, Western North – Some local cocoa and livestock farmers at Datano, a farming community at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region of Ghana have expressed their appreciation to the Rainforest Alliance for building their capacities and helping them to achieve maximum yields and higher incomes from their agricultural …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Northern Regional Minister, Shani Alhassan Saibu, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana to intensify its campaign to clamp down on unlicensed investment schemes operating through various social media platforms. According Mr. Saibu, the SEC and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Paramount Chief of Tamale, Naa Yab Gulkpe-Naa Alhaji Alhassan Abdulai, has underscored the urgent need for the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish an office in Tamale to serve the growing needs and desire of the populace to investment in the Ghanaian capital market. Accordingly, the …

Walewale, Ghana – Pending any concrete measures by government to end or mitigate perennial floods in the North East Region of Ghana, the lives of humans, livestock, farmlands and buildings among others would continue to be counted as losses every year by residents. The floods, often exacerbated by the spilling …