There is a low involvement rate of young people in the Agricultural sector, despite it being the backbone of many economies across Africa.
Many young...
Ghana’s President Nana AddoDankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, launched a 10-year Cashew Development Plan, aimed at diversifying Ghana's agricultural sector.
Recounting a commitment he made on 19th March 2016, at Suma Ahenkro, in the Jaman North constituency, President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the over-reliance of Ghanaian agriculture on the production and export of cocoa, in contrast with the situation in neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire.
He noted that Cote d’Ivoire has succeeded in diversifying its agriculture, which included the production and export of other cash crops, and, as a result, earned that country some $12 billion from the export of agricultural produce in 2015.
Farming employs the majority of people in most African countries and the agricultural sector provides the backbone to the economy in many of these countries.
Malawi's former agriculture minister was on Wednesday arrested and charged with graft for allegedly profiting in a $35m maize import deal from neighbouring Zambia,...
Thirteen African countries have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers and scientific cooperation.
Farm machinery suppliers from the Indian state of Gujarat signed agreements with Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique and Togo for the supply of farm machinery, training on the use of the machinery in mechanized agriculture and cooperation in the use of the machinery in mining.
South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food.
Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which means the country will have a 50% surplus for the year, according to government figures
Ghana’s parliament has been asked by the Agriculture Minister to declare a ‘state of emergency’ over an armyworm invasion that threatens a $133m project...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
