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Mid-Year Budget must prioritise markets for local produce to avert food inflation – Rice Producers
The Rice Producers and Processors Association of Ghana (RIPAG) is urging the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to introduce stronger interventions to help farmers market their produce, warning that failure to do so could trigger higher food inflation next year.
“Fog of propaganda”: Agric Ministry has not received claimed 85% budget release — aide disputes Finance Ministry figures
A senior aide to the Minister for Food and Agriculture has disputed claims by the Finance Ministry that about 85 percent of the sector’s budget allocation has been released, describing the assertion as inaccurate and unsupported by official records. Michael Boakye, special aide to Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku, said...
COCOBOD’s shift to local market financing is the right move – BoG
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama has endorsed the Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) decision to replace its traditional syndicated loan with local market financing, describing the new approach as a positive reform that will strengthen the country’s cocoa financing framework. Speaking after...
Ashaiman Irrigation Scheme under threat as encroachment engulfs farmland – Kojo Akoto Boateng
The Ashaiman Irrigation System in the Greater Accra Region is under severe pressure from encroachment, raising fresh concerns about the sustainability of the country’s agricultural infrastructure.
Ghana’s cocoa production expected to fall 16% next season
Ghana’s cocoa production is expected to fall by at least 16% in the 2026 to 2027 season, market regulator COCOBOD has said. It cites weather effects, the crop’s natural fruit-bearing cycle and disease, adding detail to warnings farmers have raised. The regulator, responding to questions from Reuters, said the decline...
TCDA clarifies cashew farmgate pricing, debunks claims of GH¢25 per kilogramme producer price
According to TCDA, farmers in Burkina Faso receive between GH¢7.55 and GH¢7.80 per kilogramme, while prices in Côte d’Ivoire range from GH¢7.85 to GH¢8.00. In Benin, prices are between GH¢7.36 and GH¢7.50, while producers in Togo receive between GH¢7.15 and GH¢7.30 per kilogramme.
Africa’s forest foods under threat as traditional knowledge fades
Across Africa’s biodiversity hotspots, forests continue to feed and support millions of rural people, but new research warns that these natural food systems are shrinking, along with the indigenous knowledge that sustains them. The study, “assessing traditional and indigenous knowledge on forest and tree-based food spe...
Eastern Region: Stop felling fresh trees for firewood – Forestry Commission warns
The Deputy Eastern Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Francis Brobbey, has expressed concern over the growing practice of cutting down fresh trees for use as firewood, describing the trend as dangerous to both the environment and human survival. He cautioned individuals engaged in the practice to desist immed...
Ghana wastes up to 45% of its tomatoes. A homegrown brand thinks it has the answer.
With domestic demand nearly double local production, and nearly half the harvest never reaching consumers, the tomato sector’s losses represent both a national crisis and an industrial opportunity. Ghana produces approximately 380,000 tonnes of tomatoes annually. It needs more than 800,000. And between 30 and 45 percen...
Every agricultural constituency has received 1,500 bags of fertiliser to support farmers – Agric Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed that the government has distributed 1,500 bags of fertiliser to every agricultural constituency across the country as part of measures to support farmers ahead of the farming season.
KTU and CryoChain Ghana Ltd explore strategic partnership to build cold chain AgriTech hub
Koforidua Technical University (KTU) and CryoChain Ghana Limited have expressed interest in forming a strategic partnership to establish a Cold Chain AgriTech and Applied Technology Ecosystem Hub in the Eastern Region.
There is a disconnect between local and national poultry policy – Ali Muhammed
The Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Ali Muhammed, has raised concerns over what he describes as a disconnect between policy formulation at the national level and the realities faced by poultry farmers across the country. Speaking on Joy Business’ special discussion, “Can Ghana...