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  • Agribusinesses urged to build partnerships for growth
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    Agribusinesses urged to build partnerships for growth

    By on 2018 ,April, 25

      Danquah Addo-Yobo is Managing Director of Yara Ghana Limited The Eight Edition of the annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Conference and Exhibition was on Tuesday launched to take off from October 3-5 in Tamale, with a call on stakeholders to build value-chain partnerships.   Mr Danquah Addo-Yobo, the Managing Director of Yara...[READ MORE]

  • GSS conducts nationwide census of agriculture
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    GSS conducts nationwide census of agriculture

    By on 2018 ,April, 25

      The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is to begin a 10-week nationwide census of agriculture to aid efficient policy implementation to boost the performance of the country’s agriculture.   The information collected from the exercise would help policy makers to better identify, prepare, implement and evaluate agriculture development...[READ MORE]

  • Farmers switching away from cocoa after price slump
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    Farmers switching away from cocoa after price slump

    By on 2018 ,April, 24

      Low cocoa prices are driving some farmers in Ghana out of the sector, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, chief executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, said on Monday.Farmers are moving into growing cashew, farming rubber and illegal mining, Aidoo told a conference in Berlin.   “All because of the past two years’ fall in cocoa price,” he...[READ MORE]

  • Farmers dumping cocoa after price slump - COCOBOD CEO
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    Farmers dumping cocoa after price slump - COCOBOD CEO

    By on 2018 ,April, 24

        Low cocoa prices are driving some farmers in Ghana out of the sector, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, chief executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, said on Monday. Farmers are moving into growing cashew, farming rubber and illegal mining, Aidoo told a conference in Berlin.   “All because of the past two years’ fall in cocoa...[READ MORE]

  • Poultry farmers still ‘frustrated’ despite reduction in imported chicken
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    Poultry farmers still ‘frustrated’ despite reduction in imported chicken

    By on 2018 ,April, 24

      Despite the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s policy to reduce the importation of chicken to save the struggling local poultry industry, farmers say challenges persist. The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) says local poultry farmers still incur losses as consumers choose cheap frozen chicken dumped on the market over the...[READ MORE]

  • IBM & Twiga Foods Introduce Blockchain Based Microfinancing For Food Kiosk Owners In Kenya
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    IBM & Twiga Foods Introduce Blockchain Based Microfinancing For Food Kiosk Owners In Kenya

    By on 2018 ,April, 24

      Late last year Nairobi-based Twiga Foods, a business-to-business logistics platform for kiosks and food stalls in Africa, was looking to expand its logistic services into a total market ecosystem by adding financial services for its clients.   IBM and Twiga Foods Grant Brooke, co-founder the $13 million start-up...[READ MORE]

  • COCOBOD to cut down cocoa trees to address viral disease
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    COCOBOD to cut down cocoa trees to address viral disease

    By on 2018 ,April, 23

      COCOBOD has announced plans to undertake a nationwide exercise to remove all swollen shoot-affected cocoa trees, to prevent the spread of the viral disease. The control programme, which has received government’s approval and is expected to commence soon, will include replanting over 1,000 hectares of cocoa trees in a 4-year...[READ MORE]

  • With artificial intelligence, Agronow is beginning a new revolution in agribusiness: Agriculture 5.0
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    With artificial intelligence, Agronow is beginning a new revolution in agribusiness: Agriculture 5.0

    By on 2018 ,April, 18

      Start-up offers an agricultural mapping tool that monitors crops and projects future harvests SAO PAULO, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the best-known agribusiness technology companies, Agronow is spearheading a new revolution: Agriculture 5.0, through which it will be possible to monitor crops by using artificial intelligence, making it...[READ MORE]

  • Over 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
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    Over 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears

    By on 2018 ,April, 18

      CBS News reports that 206 million eggs are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The recalled eggs were sold in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.   The eggs were traced to a North Carolina farm owned by Indiana-based Rose Acre Farm. The voluntary recall...[READ MORE]

  • African Food Security Prize Launched To Stop Devastating Crop Pest
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    African Food Security Prize Launched To Stop Devastating Crop Pest

    By on 2018 ,April, 16

      Feed the Future, supported by Land O’Lakes International Development and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, has opened its call for applications for the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize.   The prize offers to fund up to $400,000 in digital solutions that aim to help stop the spread of fall armyworm in Africa-a pest that is...[READ MORE]

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