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Bole, Ghana – Some residents of Bole have threatened to hit the streets of Bole if a popular Dam in Bole town called Pompigbon is not worked on by the end of this month February, 2019. The Preaident of the Constituency Watch Bole- Bamboi Haruna Abudulai Obey explained that more …

Nandom, Ghana – Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor Domwin Dabire Kuupole and a Clinical Microbiologist and a Lecturer at the University for Development Studies, Professor Juventus Benongle Ziem, have been honoured by the Nandom District Assembly and the Nandom District Directorate of Agriculture, for their …

Nandom, Ghana – A 61-year old middle school leaver and a mother of five from Bekyerdergangn, a farming community near Kokoligu in the Nandom District of the Upper West Region has been adjudged the best District Farmer for 2018. Mrs. Juliana Bele-ire, who has been farming on her own for …

Tamale, Ghana – A 60-year-old farmer from the Nkoranza South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, James Obeng Boateng, has been crowned the overall National Best Farmer for 2018.Mr Boateng was rewarded with a cheque for GHS 480,000 in addition to other prizes.President Nana Akufo-Addo, who graced the 34th National …

Bawku, Ghana – The Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Abayage, has appealed to all residents of the region to put aside their political colours and support the social interventions rolled out by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo so that the poor and the less privileged could benefit. Some of …

Tamale, Ghana – The Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Abayage has opened the Upper East Agricultural Fair in Tamale with a call on residents to take advantage of guinea fowl production which the region produces about 60 percent for export to other regions. According to the Minister, the region …

Tamale, Ghana –  Representatives of the paramount chiefs of Buipe, Wungu and the Janga traditional areas in the Central Gonja and West Mamprusi Municipality of the Northern Region, have given assurances that women who need land for agricultural purposes would receive the necessary support in order to maximise the full …

Saboba, Ghana – District Chief Executive for Saboba in the Northern Region of Ghana has urged farmers in the area to continue to work hard to increase yield so that they will become food sufficient. According to George Bingrini Kitingyaab, government is committed to help farmers in the country to boost …

Tamale, Ghana – Ghanaian agritech startup CowTribe has secured US$300,000 in funding to expand into more regions of the West African country. Launched in 2016 and recently named winner of the Ghanaian leg of the Seedstars World competition, Cowtribe enables animal vaccines to be ordered via USSD, text and telephone, as well as through a …

Wa, Ghana – One of the plans the Nana Akuffo Addo government took under the Planting For Food and Jobs (PFJ) to further boost the Agricultural sector in 2016 was the 10 year cashew development plan. As part of the plan to boost the production of cashew, the Rural Development …