[ACCRA] Ghana’s role in a pan-African agricultural productivity programme will soon take a step forward when it opens a new biotechnology facility.
Ghana Food
- FAO To Honour Ghana - Ghana
- 12 African CCountries Attends A 2-Week Training Course - spyghana.com
- Nigeria joins Ghana as new member of G8 food security alliance - GhanaWeb
- Ghana Set To Receive UN Food and Agriculture Organization Award In Rome ... - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Why the growth of modern retail should be good news to African farmers - How we made it in Africa
- New Market Study, "Ghana Food & Drink Report Q2 2013", Has Been Published - SBWire (press release)
- Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana - Times of India
- Africa's development hinges on food security – UN agencies - Ghana Business News
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
Tag Archive: Biotechnology
Aug 19
Ghana Chapter of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology launched
Accra, Aug. 18, GNA – Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), on Thursday pledged to ensure government sets aside one per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in next year’s budget to support Science and Technology. The pledge she said was to support the implementation of the African Union’s decision that …
Jun 21
Is biotechnology the answer to Africa’s food security?
Africa’s population is expected to triple before the end of the century, to 3.6 billion people. Feeding this population is a significant challenge as there are currently nearly one billion food insecure people in the world, says Willem Engelbrecht, South Africa manager of DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred.
Aug 26
Experts urge Ghanaians to use and apply modern biotechnology
Accra, Aug. 26, GNA – Ghanaians have been urged to embrace the use and application of modern biotechnology to effectively solve food insecurity and the likely impact of climate change on farming. Professor Walter Sandow Alhassan, Project Coordinator for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SABIMA) under the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), …