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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 …

Tamale, Ghana – Many female farmers in the Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions of Ghana have complained about their inability to participate in the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme and other policies being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government.In six farming communities of the three regions up …

Nyankpala, Ghana – Farmers in the Upper West and Northern Regions of Ghana have been schooled on appropriate agronomic practices to reduce crop production cost and improve agricultural output towards food security. They were taken through crop rotation, use of animal droppings and appropriate fertilizer application aimed at boosting soil …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Women Development Association (NORWDA) in the Northern Region is advocating access to farmlands for women like their male counterparts. Rural women throughout the Northern Region contribute greatly to agricultural production and are highly dependent on agriculture as their source of income and livelihood. Yet most …