Mr. Kwasi Ahwoi, previous Minister in charge of Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) dramatically changed his tune when he handed the reins over to Hon. Kofi Humado.
Ghana Food
- African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock - NPR (blog)
- (A GNA feature by Mohammed Nurudeen Issahaq) - Ghana News Agency
- Health Experts Warn of Possible Cholera Outbreak - AllAfrica.com
- Afram Plains Farmers Quadruple Food Production - AllAfrica.com
- Ghana needs biotech intervention to improve food security - Vibe Ghana
- Project aims to turn food residue into profit making ventures - Ghana Business News
- Ghana's food security assured – Veep says - Ghana Business News
- African uses flies and waste to make food - spyghana.com
- TB Control Programme urged to provide food supplements to patients - Ghana Business News
- Global food prices continue to rise - BusinessGhana
Category Archive: Agriculture
Jan 23
Issues to scrutinise in the 2013 Food and Agricultural Budget
Budgets in Ghana are normally presented before year end with the exception of election years when the newly elected government is allowed to present a budget in the new year. The 2013 budget is due to be presented soon and there are a number of issues in the food and agricultural budget that should be …
Jan 16
Has agricultural smuggling stopped in Ghana?
Over the past few years periodic reports of food smuggling both to and from Ghana surfaced in the media. Most of these reports surfaced after the smuggling activities were exposed especially by investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas (Anas) and other media such as the Daily Guide.
Dec 11
A New Presidency, A New Food Security Policy?
Congratulations to President John Dramani Mohama. May he review the food security policies of Ghana and appoint people who can balance visions with the needs of the people.
Jul 10
Rio+20 and Sustainable Agriculture
Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) was being organised in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236, and took place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 …
May 30
Food Security Ghana – Rice and Miscalculations
The following is a replication of the Executive Summary of a 2009 UASAID report titled “GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE WEST AFRICA RICE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS”.
May 22
Food Security Ghana – Declining Cedi Plays Havoc On Food Affordability
Reuters reported that the Ghana cedi has so far declined by more than 14 percent against the dollar this year, touching fresh lows on strong demand for the greenback by local telecom and manufacturing firms.
Feb 20
Finatrade Purchases More Cocoa
Finatrade emerged the second largest buyer of cocoa in Ghana after Produce Buying Company PBC for 2011.
Feb 13
Washington: Researchers outline food security-climate change road map in Science
“Agriculture worldwide is being impacted by climate change and in less than 15 years global population will rise by one billion people,” a statement issued by the Consultative Group on International Agrocultural Research (CGIAR) Friday quoted Sir John Beddington, lead author of the article ‘What Next for Agriculture After Durban?’, as saying.
Feb 13
Tired of Starving Children Photos?
Last week, Oxfam and Save the Children published a report titled “A Dangerous Delay”. The report details how, despite clear early-warning indicators of an upcoming drought and consequent famine in the Horn of Africa, the international community was too late to respond.