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IYD: Ghana urged to empower youth for agricultural growth

The Netherlands has urged Ghana to put young people at the centre of agricultural transformation by improving access to skills, finance and markets.

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CSIR calls for coordinated action to protect Ghana’s water bodies

Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have called for coordinated, sustainable and science-based measures to restore Ghana’s polluted water bodies and safeguard…

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GH¢100m fund to drive agricultural transformation launched

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Eric Opoku, has launched a GH¢100 million agricultural fund to support the government’s agricultural transformation agenda. Known as the Ghana Agriculture…

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Fish farm wastewater can boost food security  – CSIR

Wastewater from fish farms could be turned into a valuable resource for vegetable production and help address Ghana’s food security challenges, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research…

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BoG Governor urges banks to deepen financing for SMEs, agriculture

The Bank of Ghana has urged banks to expand productive lending by developing flexible financing products tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in agriculture.

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Ghana’s tomato, ginger shortfalls deepen import bill, CSIR researchers say

Ghana’s tomato imports alone exceed US$230 million annually, while a disease-driven collapse of ginger has left the country 99 per cent import-dependent, Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Agric Minister urges coordinated measures to reset Ghana’s oil palm industry

The minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku, has called for coordinated measures to reset Ghana’s oil palm industry and transform its production potential into jobs, industrial growth, and…

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GSS flags ginger price surge as investment opportunity

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says sustained high ginger inflation presents significant opportunities for investment in the crop’s value chain.

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Farmer allegedly kills wife, dies by suicide in Bono Region

Residents of Brodi, a farming community in the Tain District of the Bono Region, have been left in shock and mourning following the alleged murder of a 45-year-old woman by her husband, who later…

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Agribusinesses need skills, systems to grow – Absa MD

Absa Bank Ghana, in partnership with Impact Food Hub, has concluded the Agribusiness Launchpad and Accelerator Programme 2.0, a three-day capacity-building initiative aimed at equipping agribusiness…

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There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it – COCOBOD defends new Cocoa Bill amid minority attacks

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rejected criticism of the newly passed Cocoa Bill, insisting there is “absolutely nothing” wrong with the legislation.

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Cocoa Bill: COCOBOD says new reforms will protect farmers from sector’s old gaps

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rejected concerns raised by the Minority over the newly passed Cocoa Bill, insisting the legislation contains reforms aimed at protecting cocoa farmers and…

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Two arrested for concealing 118 bags of cocoa in truck carrying plantain

A multi-agency security team led by the Bunkpurugu Immigration Command has intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans concealed beneath a load of plantains along the Bunkpurugu border road.

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Minority has opposed Cocoa Bill from the onset – COCOBOD

The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Jerome Kwame Sam, says the Minority in Parliament has opposed the new cocoa bill from the outset and continues to raise concerns despite…

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Cocoa Bill put ‘cart before horse’ – Frimpong Addo blasts post-passage farmer consultations

Former Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has criticised the process leading to the passage of the new Cocoa Bill.

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Cocoa farmers urge review of Bill before presidential assent

Cocoa farmers have urged the Government to delay assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, pending wider consultations.

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NAFCO expands Northern Region warehouses to boost food reserves

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has taken delivery of rehabilitated warehouses in the Northern Region as it expands storage capacity under the National Food Security Reserve Programme…

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New COCOBOD Bill: Protecting cocoa should not come at the cost of farmers’ rights

Across the country, cocoa farms have been destroyed, rivers polluted, forests degraded, and rural livelihoods threatened by the activities of illegal miners.

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