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The Samira Empowerment for Humanitarian Project (SEHP) is building four factories for Shea butter processing in the Shea nut-rich regions in the Northern part of Ghana, the Second Lady Samira Bawumia has revealed. Speaking on Asempa FM’s…
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The Director of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Seth Osei-Akoto, has asked Cashew farmers in the country to consider international market trends in the industry before they fix their prices. Pricing of Ghana’s cashew…
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A five-year project that is expected to help Ethiopian coffee farmers earn more for the coffee they grow has been launched. The Ethiopian News Agency said the €15 million the European Union-funded project by Ethiopia coffee project…
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs’ long-awaited plan to help coffee farmers earn more and make the coffee supply chain more sustainable has had a mixed reaction Professor Jeffrey Sachs unveiled his study on 10 July 2019 at the World Coffee Producers…
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The International Coffee Organization has unveiled a number of new features for this year’s International Coffee Day. “Coffee has never been more popular, with an estimated 3 billion cups consumed every day, but in spite of growing…
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Many roles in family businesses are still assigned on the basis of gender in South America: it is believed that women are not strong enough to work the land, or are ill-suited for finance, negotiation or decision making. Instead, they are…
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The Kasena-Nankana West District Assembly and Department of Agriculture has commenced the distribution of 10,000 grafted cashew seedlings to farmers in the area. The distribution of the improved variety with a shorter maturity period falls…
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The Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) has trained 1,200 women in the shea value chain industry, with best practices in shea picking. This is part of the first phase of the Shea Empowerment Initiative (SEI) in the northern…
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As part of an effort to help address the skills gap that has been a challenge in the cashew industry in Africa over the years, the 8th edition of the master Training programme on cashew value chain promotion has opened in Ghana. The…
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