Several acres of food crops, including maize and soybean, are withering in parts of the Sissala East and Sissala West districts. After nearly a month of inadequate rainfall, farmers are increasingly worried about crop failure and their ability to recover the rising cost of production. Farmers across the two districts say the prolonged dry spell,…
The Sissala East Municipal Assembly has commemorated the second edition of the “Tree for Life” Reforestation Initiative at the assembly’s forecourt in Tumu, with a call on residents to view environmental conservation as a strategic economic investment. The event, which was held under the national theme “Forest and Economics,” highlighted the critical link between environmental…
The agriculture sector is set for a significant financial boost in 2025, as the government and development partners commit a combined GHS 2.9 billion to support key programmes under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. According to the 2025–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, the investment will primarily fund the flagship Feed Ghana programme, along with…
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has assured the public that a comprehensive policy framework is in place to guide the implementation of the newly launched Feed Ghana Project. President John Dramani Mahama on April 12, 2025 launched the Feed Ghana Project, an initiative that seeks to modernise and expand the agricultural sector to…
Over the years, it has moved from subsistence to commercial farming, owing to technological advancement placed at the doorsteps of farmers. This practice that was done by cutlasses and hoes and to some extent by animal traction or bullocks has also evolved into the use of tractors, harrowing machines, combined harvesters, which has now been…
The Rural Organization of Women farmers and Agro processing Development (ROWFAD) Ghana, a non-governmental organization in Sissala East, has organized a field trip to introduce a new crop variety, fonio, to farmers. That would allow them to learn about its cultivation. Over 60 farmers selected from 10 communities attended the event, where they were educated on the…
Professional services firm Deloitte is warning that Ghana’s cocoa output—one of the main drivers of the economy—will encounter volatility. The firm attributes this to climatic conditions, smuggling, and diseases (cacao swollen shoot virus and the black pod, for instance). Global commodity price fluctuations are also a factor, Deloitte said in its Global Economic Outlook January…
Former Cocobod CEO, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni & businessman Seidu Agongo have been acquitted and discharged of all the criminal charges brought against them by the State. It follows a request by the State that the charges be withdrawn. A State Attorney, Enam Loh Mensah, told the court on Tuesday; “My Lord, pursuant to this,…
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Randy Abbey as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board. The appointment is subject to the Constitutionally mandated advice of the Ghana Cocoa Board, in consultation with the Public Services Commission. Dr. Abbey’s tenure as Acting CEO officially begins on January 21, 2025. “I take…
Ghana’s cocoa sub-sector has recorded a 26% contraction in the third quarter of 2024, marking its fifth consecutive decline. This sharp downturn contrasts starkly with the broader economy, which posted an impressive 7.2% growth during the same period. Excluding the impact of oil, Ghana’s economy in current terms expanded to GHȼ254 billion, up from GHȼ194…
