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Chief Executive Officer of National Food Buffer Stock Company( NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab and the Board Chairman of the company, Mr Henry Nana Boakye took advantage of the just-ended International Forum on African-Caribbean…
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Mr Hanan Abdul-Wahab, says the task to improve the global food insecurity situation will require a concerted effort rather than what he described as…
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A baseline survey conducted by the Coconut Waste Project (COWAP) shows that there is a growing market for coconut peat (mulch) growing medium in Ghana, Chief Executive of CocoBenz, Bender Owusu Bediako Antwi has said. Speaking to the…
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Ghana has ranked 9th in the export of desiccated coconut according to a report by Ghana Export Promotion Authority, GEPA. This development comes on the heels of a significant jump of 249% in the value of Ghana’s exports of flaked and…
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The Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Ghana Country Director, Robert Austin, is leading calls for measures to improve productivity in cashew production in  Ghana. He made the call at a sensitization programme on a new Code…
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The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has called for a renewed commitment among stakeholders towards the attainment of food security in the country as Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day. In a statement…
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The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) wants the country to replicate the success of its quality standards for cocoa in the shea sector to multiply gains. Acting Director-General of CRIG, Dr. Francis Padi, has thus called for the…
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The Programmes Director of Fairtrade Africa, Chris Oluoch, has disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted adversely on farmers in Africa, with many losing up to 80 percent of their revenue. Aside from the revenue losses occasioned…
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The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has petitioned the sector minister to urgently reform the country's fertilizer subsidy programme over allegations of poor management and corruption. The…
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Food certification schemes are more prevalent than ever in Africa, driven by demand in developed countries, with a range of labels dominating the landscape, from Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire to organic Tunisian olive…
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