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Government to tie rice imports to local production in major policy shift
The Government of Ghana is preparing to link rice import permits directly to investment in the country’s own rice farms and mills - a policy shift that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture hopes will accelerate progress toward self-sufficiency and trim a growing import bill.
Gov’t to crack down on rice smuggling with new inter-ministerial task-force – Agric Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans by government to establish an inter-ministerial taskforce to strengthen surveillance and enforcement against the illegal importation of rice through unauthorized border routes. Speaking at the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable on the theme “Mob...
EXIM Frozen Foods Association opposes proposed reintroduction of Smart Port Note system
The Exim Frozen Foods Association of Ghana (EFFAG) has urged the Ministry of Transport to reject any attempt to reintroduce the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), also known as the Smart Port Note (SPN), arguing that the system would impose significant additional costs on businesses and consumers.
YARA Ghana Limited launches two new fertiliser products in Walewale to boost farmers’ yields
An agro-chemical and farm inputs company, Yara Ghana Limited, has launched two new fertiliser products in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region to enhance farmers’ yields in crop production. The two new fertiliser products, Yara WINNER PLUS and Yara LEGUME, were launched to help farmers increase yield...
FAO strengthens approach to accelerate agrifood systems transformation in Africa
Senior leaders of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from across Africa gathered in Accra for the opening of the 15th FAO Regional Management Team (RMT15) Meeting, with a strong focus on innovation, improving efficiency, accelerating delivery and scaling impact for Members across the cont...
Africa’s food insecurity eases: The next task is making the gains harder to reverse
Across Africa last year, fewer people were uncertain about their ability to obtain adequate food or were forced to reduce the quality and quantity of what they ate. It was the first continent-wide improvement in food insecurity in a decade. The Hunger rate declined for the first time in nearly a decade, from 20.3 perce...
Agriculture can eliminate youth unemployment in Africa—Agric Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has emphasised the transformative potential of agriculture in tackling youth unemployment across Africa, describing the sector as a critical pathway to economic growth, stability, and peace on the continent.
Beyond Motivation: Building your farm based on numbers
The market woman will not ask about your motivation. She will ask about your price. And if your numbers are wrong, no amount of motivation will save your farm.
Ambassador to SheaPark Resource Hub Project celebrates Shea Day with Buipe Wura
The Ambassador to the SheaPark Resource Hub Project and the Paramount Queen Mother of the Sing Traditional Area, Pognaa Salma Chaana Abdul-Razak, has joined Buipewura, Jinapor II, Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional Area, to celebrate Shea Day in Buipe.
Eastern Region targets to plant one point two million seedlings
The Eastern Region aims to plant 1,200,000 tree seedlings as part of the Tree for Life Ghana Day initiative to compliment the 30 million expected nationwide. The program which is starting on the 5 of June is expected to end at the end of June 2026 hopes to plant mahogany, sapele, and ofram, among others. The Tree for L...
West Africa losing 8 million shea trees annually, Global Shea Alliance warns
The Global Shea Alliance (GSA), a major stakeholder in the shea industry, has raised concerns over what it describes as unprecedented pressure on shea parklands across West Africa, warning that the estimated annual loss of eight million shea trees threatens the future of the industry and the livelihoods of generations...
RUPAG rejects claims raw rubber export ban is hurting farmers, defends policy
The Rubber Processors Association of Ghana (RUPAG) has dismissed claims that the government’s temporary ban on raw rubber exports is depriving farmers, traders and aggregators of markets, insisting the policy is strengthening Ghana’s local processing industry rather than creating monopolies. In a statement issued on Mo...