Ghana: More On National Farmers’ Day(2)
Continued from More on National Farmers' Day(1) Mr Makubu, however, asked the youth not to relegate farming to the background, as work for only those who did not go to school because deep knowledge in…
Year: 2022
IMPROVING WATER QUALITY TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF BROILER BUSINESS
Chickens are sensitive to changes in food and water quality. This is why a broiler farmer in Leandra, Mpumalanga, has managed to improve poultry mortality rates simply through addressing water quality. “Through ensuring consistent water…
Nigeria: Sahara Foundation Empowers African Social Entrepreneurs With Seed Funding
By Olushola Bello Sahara Foundation has announced the award of $5,000 each as seed funding to African social innovators who have successfully completed its 2022 Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) Fellowship programme. The beneficiaries of the…
Ghana: Planting for Food and Jobs Sustains Ghana’s Food Economy
By Cecilia Lagba And Charlotte Barns The government's flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs has largely sustained the country's food economy, the Director, Plant Protection Services for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA),…
COP27 – Climate Investment Funds Announces Nine Countries to Participate in the First Nature, People and Climate Platform
Vice president Beth Dunford (at right) and other participants at a Climate Investment Funds event during COP27 The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) will extend $350 million in financing and other support for nature-based solutions in…
Gambia: URR Women Urge Barrow to Boost Productive Capacity
By Adama Jallow Women of Wulli East and West and Sandou constituencies have highlighted their concerns to President Adama Barrow to intervene and give a helping hand to their agricultural activities as their farm produces…
Ghana: Scientists, Researchers Discuss New Solutions to Food System Challenges
By Clauude Nyarko Adams Ghana is exploring strategies to use inedible parts of tilapia fish for alternative protein and oil sources for consumption and industrial usage. This forms part of efforts to reduce food losses,…
Rural Devt – Buhari Launches $575m Raamp Project, Vows to Leave No Nigerian Hungry
By Gabriel Ewepu As food prices remain unabated across the country President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, launched $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, to provide roads for farmers and boost rural economy Buhari…
Yara Ghana Launches Programme to Reward Retailers
By Kingsley Asare Yara Ghana, a leading fertilizer solutions provider in the country, has launched a programme to reward retailers of the company's products Dubbed YaraConnect, it is a retailer-facing mobile application that aims to…
Nigeria: How Food Prices Surged in October
By Mary Izuaka The report found that the average price of a 1kg onion bulb rose year-on-year by 32.6 per cent to N405.72 in the review month and by 2.2 per cent between September and…