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Agnews is a category for General agriculture news with an emphasis on coffee, cashew, shea and coconut besides cocoa news
‘Neglect’ Of Coffee Industry Results In Exports Revenue Decline From $1.4 Billion To $34,000
Revenue in exports from coffee for the year 2018 was $34,000.
This is according to the President of the Coffee Federation of Ghana (CFG), Chief Nat Ebo Nsarko.
The $34,000 export revenue recorded for 2018 stands in sharp contrast for…
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ANDA Global Partners EST Group To Deploy Blockchain Solution For Agro Commodities Trade
ANDA GLOBAL has announced a new partnership with EST Group of Companies represented by EST GLOBAL Inc. based at Cambridge Innovation Center, MIT, Boston.
According to the group, “this partnership will enable us deploy EST GLOBAL’s…
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Ghana’s New Coffee Division Under COCOBOD To Revolutionise Sector
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to create a new coffee division to intensify support for the sub-sector through research, extension support and regulation of marketing and processing activities.
The move is part of a broader plan…
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Ghana Names Nana Kwabena Ponkoh II As 2020 National Best Cocoa Farmer
Nana Kwabena Ponkoh II from Atatoase in the Obuasi District of the Ashanti Region has emerged as the 2020 National Best Cocoa Farmer.
The 65-year-old farmer was presented with the prestigious award at the grand durbar for the 36th…
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Here Are 3 Ways Ghana Is Supporting Farmers To Prevent A COVID19 Food Crisis
- COVID-19 endangers agriculture in countries like Ghana with potentially disastrous knock-on effects for both producers and consumers.
- Ghana is also showing what governments can do to support their farmers during this time to prevent a…
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Nigeria To Invest N600 Billion In Food Security And Sustainability
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has revealed that the Federal Government has resolved to inject over N600 billion (US$1.5 billion) as stimulus-response into the agriculture sector,…
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Togo Cocoa Exporters Must Register For 2020/21 Season By Sept. 4
Companies in Togo that wish to participate in the marketing of coffee and cocoa during the 2020-2021 campaign have up to Friday, September 04, 2020, to complete the registration formalities.
The National Coordination Committee (CCFCC Togo)…
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Guatemala To Exit International Coffee Organisation
Guatemala is reported to have commenced processes to exit the global coffee growers body - the International Coffee Organization (ICO).
The Guatemala exit, announced by the government, comes on the backdrop of falling coffee prices amid…
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Farmerline Serves Ghana’s Farmers With COVID-19 Messages In Local Languages
Ghanaian agritech company Farmerline has sent World Health Organisation COVID-19 information to over 18,000 smallholder farmers across 32 districts in Ghana in the wake of the pandemic.
The WHO COVID-19 messages which were…
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Farmerline Celebrates Farmers As Silent Heroes In The Fight Against COVID-19
Ghanaian agric technology firm Farmerline has hailed farmers in Ghana and around the world as the silent heroes in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic - COVID-19.
A statement released in Accra and copied Cocoa Post…
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