Zipline, an aerial logistics delivery company and Piper Pretty Farms, a livestock business empowering pig farmers in Ghana, have joined forces to deliver swine semen for artificial insemination to enhance the economic livelihood of pig breeding. Artificial Insemination is a time-sensitive procedure, demanding that animals in estrus be inseminated within a strict 48-hour window is…
Pig farmers within the Ashanti Region will soon access improved genetics of swine semen to increase pig breeding in their farms, following a partnership between Zipline drone logistics delivery and Piper Pretty farms. Pig Farms within the catchment area will benefit from reliable supply of pig semen for artificial insemination using Zipline’s on-demand logistics delivery…
Aikins Kwao Adjudged Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Overall Best Farmer Emmanuel Aikins Kwao was adjudged the overall best farmer at the 39th edition of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Farmers’ Day celebration. The 45-year-old has a home garden of carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, radish, spices, green pepper, okro, yam, cassava, plantain, and cocoyam. He also…
The Planting for Food and Jobs policy has increased food production, improved the income of farmers, and led to job creation, the Chief Executive of Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly, Mr. Archibold Mac Amuasie Cobbina, has said. The programme according to him, had led to the growth of the Agricultural sector from 2.7% in 2016 to…
Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, expresses confidence in the nation achieving food self-sufficiency by next year, citing strategic measures taken by the government already. After touring the Agrifest exhibition, a five-day showcase of agriculture and food innovations, Hon. Ofori Atta applauds Ghanaians’ commitment to supporting the government’s agenda for food sufficiency. Highlighting the…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Mr. Kofi Baah Agyepong has challenged Ghanaian youth to venture into Agriculture because of the many technological advancements in the world today. According to him, agriculture today is not the old way of using cutlasses and hoes but the use of technology, advanced farming…
Stakeholders in the cocoa value chain believe that highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) pose grave dangers to cocoa farmers, their families, and communities in Ghana and across West Africa. In Ghana, pesticides are used by most farmers to boost and increase production of food and crop yields. However, overuse and improper use of chemical pesticides are…
Ghana Vegetables, in collaboration with the Horticulture Business Platform, has organized the Fruit and Vegetables Fair 2023 under the theme “Harnessing the gains of the horticulture sector, with a focus on AFCFTA.” This year’s Ghana Fruit and Vegetable Fair held at the Department of Parks and Gardens attracted producers, agro-input distributors, transporters, financial institutions, cold…
AGRA Ghana has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to working closely with the government in driving an inclusive transformation of agriculture in Ghana and the continent. This will significantly aid farmers in increasing productivity, providing for local consumption, and exporting excess produce. AGRA Country Manager Juliette Lampoh-Agroh who made this known in an interview during…
Scientists and Regulators dialogue on the state of GMOs As part of its efforts to help bring clarity on GM technology in Ghana and the status of work done on a GM product (PBR Cowpea) within CSIR Ghana and other challenges, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) held a workshop in Accra,…
