Child labour on cocoa farms: GARDJA downplays findings of US funded report
Richmond Frimpong, GARDJA President The Ghana Agriculture and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has dismissed findings of a report funded by the United States government that... read more
GARDJA urges government to prioritize Issues of Cocoa Farmers Welfare
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalist Association (GARDJA) has underscored the need for the government and the Ghana cocoa sector regulator, Cocoa Board to facilitate steps to... read more
NADMO leads clean up exercise in Asokwa
NADMO director for Asokwa, Eric Akosah observing as YEA boss, Justin Koduah clears the ground at Kaase where the clean up exercise took place last Saturday Officials of the National Disaster... read more
Coconut can transform the fortunes of Ghana-Coconut federation stresses as they praise gov’t support
Second Vice Chairperson of the Coconut Federation The youth of Ghana are beginning to realize the potential of coconut farming and the coconut value chain to the economic fortunes of Ghana. This was... read more
Paramount Chief of Adansi traditional area bares teeth at MMDCEs over community mining
Paramount Chief of Adansi; Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II The Paramount chief of the Adansi traditional area , Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II , has warned sub chiefs in Adansi not to allow any... read more
Spillage of Bagre Dam: Govt to provide GH¢29.6m for long-term solution
Government has planned to carry out an urgent exercise at an estimated cost of GH¢29.6 million, aimed at providing long-term solution to the perennial flooding and its related destructions caused by... read more
COVID-19: Farmers demand commercialization of GMOs to shore up productivity on farms
Farmers across the country are demanding the immediate commercialization of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to help shore up productivity in the wake of the negative impacts COVID-19 on... read more
Hoarding of maize: MoFA to investigate reports by local farmers
Dr Afriyie Owusu Akoto, Ghana’s Agric Minister The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to investigate reports that some maize farmers who are direct beneficiaries of the Government’s... read more
Asokwa Municipal Assembly sensitizes residents on decommissioning of Oti land fills
Chief Akwannuasa Gyimah, MCE for Asokwa addressing the residents of Kuwait The residents of Atonsu Kuwait, Oti and Dompoase, all communities in the Asokwa Municipality have praised the government for... read more
Rainforest Alliance launch 2020 Certification program
The Rainforest Alliance has unveiled its 2020 Certification Program after years of hard work and collaboration. The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the... read more
Initiative Rescue Cacao builds COOP’S members capacity on gender and finance
Program Officer with Initiative Rescue Cacao Mr. Hamed Diarasouba says effective cooperatives are key to a healthy and sustainable cocoa industry. Mr. Diarasouba indicated that effective cooperatives... read more