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Gov’t launches AgriConnect Compact to strengthen food security, create jobs, and mobilise investment
The government, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, has launched its AgriConnect Compact.
Italy proposes 3,000 hectare mechanised cocoa farm as COCOBOD explores new partnership
Italy is seeking to deepen investment in Ghana's cocoa sector with a proposal to establish a 3,000-hectare mechanised cocoa development zone as part of efforts to expand local processing and value addition.
West Africa must build resilient food systems amid inflation pressures – Veep
Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for stronger investment in agriculture and resilient food systems to address rising food prices and improve food security across West Africa. Speaking at the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable under the theme “Mobilising Transformational Capital to Supp...
Ghana Horticulture Expo 2026 to champion agricultural self-reliance through innovation
The Forecourt of the State House in Accra is set to host the 3rd edition of the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2026 from Thursday, June 11 to Saturday, June 13, as stakeholders across the agricultural value chain gather to explore the future of agribusiness and food security in Ghana.
Ekumfi, Asebu fruit growers hail Ato Forson and government for abolishing 20% export tax
According to the associations, the removal of the excise duty comes at a critical time when local fruit processors have faced increasing production costs and intense competition, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of fruit farmers and workers across the country.
Gov’t assures fair returns for cocoa farmers despite expected global price drop
Presidential aide Dr. Sammy Ayeh has assured that government will continue to protect the interests of cocoa farmers, even as global prices are projected to decline sharply in 2026.
COCOBOD misses June deadline to clear GH¢6bn cocoa arrears, leaves GH¢3.4bn unpaid
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has failed to meet its self-imposed end-of-June deadline to clear more than GH¢6 billion owed to cocoa farmers and Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs), leaving an estimated GH¢3.4 billion still outstanding.
Joy Business, Super Morning Show host high-level roundtable on Ghana’s poultry industry tomorrow
Can Ghana feed itself?
‘Opemsuo Wheat’: Asantehene blesses landmark project to end Ghana’s $450m import addiction
Ghana has taken a historic leap toward agricultural sovereignty as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, threw his weight behind a pioneering initiative to cultivate wheat on Ghanaian soil.
NSA operates 14 farms nationwide, expands crop and poultry production
The National Service Authority (NSA) says it is expanding its farming operations across the country, with activities spanning crop production, poultry, and livestock.
Can innovation partnerships transform Ghana’s aquaculture Sector? Inside the push for a more sustainable blue economy
Ghana’s aquaculture sector is increasingly becoming a focal point for innovation-driven development. As demand for fish continues to rise and pressure on wild fisheries intensifies, partnerships between local institutions, government agencies, research organisations, and international development partners are exploring...
TCDA rejects rubber export claims, demands retraction
The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has strongly pushed back against recent media reports alleging under-invoicing in Ghana’s raw rubber exports, describing the publications as misleading, unverified, and “paid propaganda.” The Authority specifically cited articles published by the Daily Graphic on March 31, 20...