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Tamale, Ghana – Founder and Presidential candidate of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has stated that, all Ghanaian farmers under his government would enjoy free healthcare services for their contributions. In a statement to congratulate all gallant farmers on the occasion of the 35th National Farmers Day celebration today, …

Tamale, Ghana – A leading figure of the Shia Muslim community in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, Shehu Dalhu Abdul Mumin, has advocated for every resident to endeavour to plant a tree in order to consolidate efforts by government to combat climate change in the country. According to …

Tamale, Ghana –  Coordinator of Coalition for Development of Northern Ghana (NORTHCODE), Cletus Zume, is seeking a closer collaboration among chiefs, land owners, ministries, department and agencies of government to ensure increased access to productive lands and agricultural inputs for women farmers in Northern Ghana. According to him, shortage of …

Tamale, Ghana – The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has recommended to the government to workout strategies to roll out the cultivation of forage on commercial basis to support the livestock industry and also for export. The GVMA said observed that, government’s “Rearing for Food and Jobs” is one of …

Kumasi, Ghana – Small holder farmers have expressed relief as they no longer have to source for expensive and unreliable funding for their farming activities. This was at the launch of the Ghana Warehouse Receipt Financing in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, a collaboration between the ARB Apex Bank, the …

North East, Ghana – The District Chief Executive for North East District Assembly in the Savannah Region, Abdullah Alhassan Iddi at the maiden edition of the Meet the Press called for accurate and balanced reporting on government’s evidence-based policies accomplished so far. He mentioned the Free Senior High School, Planting …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – Chief Executive of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Dr. Majeed Haroun, says Ghana especially the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone has a huge potential for commercial fodder cultivation for livestock farmers. According to him, the country could make approximately US$40 million annually from the cultivation of fodder. “Current …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has lauded government’s “Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ)” programme and pledged its unflinching support towards ensuring that the programme achieve its desired goals. It says considering the rate at which the country imports more than half of its nutritional requirements, …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Riyadh said new investments and reforms in the agriculture sector in Nigeria hold the key to the target of his government to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years. Speaking at a panel discussion on the …

Afram Plains, Ghana – Farmers and Agricultural Extension Officers in Afram Plains have welcomed marketing opportunities under the Ghana Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) at a capacity building workshop organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) at Afram Plains. They believe that the WRS project will help address the challenge of …