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Last year, the European Union (EU) approved a new law that punishes commodity trading companies that import cocoa, coffee, rubber, timber, and other such commodities linked to deforestation and practices like child labour from the developing world. The law requires companies to produce a due diligence statement showing their supply chains are not contributing to the destruction of forests before they sell goods into the EU – or they could face hefty fines. Some players have defined the move as a ‘de facto’ ban on the export of Ghana’s cocoa to the EU because our cocoa is mainly grown in…
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The CEO of the Chamber of Aquaculture, Mr. Jacob Adzikah has revealed that his office is collaborating with the Volta River Authority to disseminate information to the farmers and the people living along the stretch of the Volta River on further spillage to avert such tragedy in the future. He said this when the Chamber of Aquaculture, the fisheries commission, and some of the stakeholders of the aquaculture industry paid a visit to the communities to ascertain the level of mayhem caused by the spillage. According to him, if information had been disseminated earlier, fish farmers would have prepared, emptied…
The Aquaculture Research and Development Centre (ARDEC), an institution under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Water Research Institute has had its share of the destruction being caused by a spillage from the Akosombo Dam in the Eastern Region as majority of its fish ponds are flooded and cages washed away. According to a Senior Research Scientist, Aquaculture and Environment at ARDEG, Dr. Etornyo Agbeko, the situation will result in a shortage of fish in Ghana and other West African countries such as Nigeria, Togo/Cameroon, and Benin as the centre is a main supplier of broodstocks to the…
The 2023 Africa Agriculture Status Report has revealed a dire situation: 650 million individuals across Africa face challenges in obtaining enough food due to economic or physical barriers. Shockingly, this figure amounts to half of the continent’s population. The report, unveiled during the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2023 in Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania, emphasizes the urgent need for unified efforts from governments, private entities, communities, and individuals to strengthen Africa’s food systems for a sustainable future. It added that if the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were fully realised, 50 million people could escape extreme poverty by…
Five Ghanaian Small and Medium businesses have obtained what has been described as a ground-breaking permission to export their products to the US market. The companies are AS Chanan Company, owners of the Ascolate Cocoa Powder brand; SheaCoco Beauty Natural and Handmade Cosmetics created by Jay Emjay Company; Achiever Foods Limited; Acquatic Foods Limited, producers of koobi power, koobi chunks and boneless koobi; and Flocare Beauty. For a start, the companies will sell their products at Brown’s ShopRite stores, a reputable retailer of food and non-food products in Philadelphia. ShopRite, which shops dotted across different neighborhoods in America sells various…
A serious outbreak of African swine fever is wreaking havoc in pig farms in the Kwahu West The outbreak, per reports, has cost one local farmer about 600 pigs, estimated at a loss of GH¢2.2 million. The veterinary office for Kwahu West has confirmed the outbreak, emphasising that while it does not pose a threat to humans, it spreads rapidly. Also, the Municipal Veterinary Director for the area, Dr. Mark Owusu has advised against the selling and movement of pigs within Kwahu West, to enable his team control the spread of the disease. Dr. Owusu told JoyNews, “We are organising a…
The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2023 has climaxed in Dar es Salam – Tanzania with 10 African countries pitching investments needs to the tune of $10 billion in The Agribusiness Dealroom. Government delegations from Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mali, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Togo, Mozambique, and Malawi, pitched investment opportunities to participants in the areas of food production, processing, marketing, and agri-inputs, among others. The Agribusiness Dealroom, a major segment of the forum, is a matchmaking platform that convenes stakeholders to facilitate partnerships and investments in African agriculture. It specifically supports governments and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…
Women in Ghana are playing a pivotal role in the food production value chain, accounting for a substantial 70% of its total value. However, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in collaboration with OXFAM Ghana has raised concerns about the need to enhance the capacity of women in this sector instead of playing supporting roles most of the time. The organizations noted that many government agriculture support programs have failed to adequately involve women, despite their significant contributions. One notable initiative in the agriculture sector currently is the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), which led to a…
In a groundbreaking move set to transform the agricultural landscape in Ghana, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has developed a new financing model for the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme (PFJ) that aims to empower farmers, enhance crop yields, and bolster the nation’s food security. According to the Assistant Director of the MoFA, Charles Adama Ayueboro, this innovative approach dubbed PFJ 2.0 includes extending credit to farmers, enabling them to access essential inputs required for cultivation and repayment will be made through the harvest itself. Mr. Ayueboro made this known during a…