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December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Soybean Variety ‘Toondana’ Set To Help Drive Soybean Cultivation In Ghana.

Soybean is the third most important grain legume produced in Ghana after groundnut and cowpea. Soybean is cultivated across the country especially in the guinea savannah and the Forest-Savannah Transition zones. However, it is also cultivated in parts of southern Ghana.

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Ghana Signs US$50 Million Emission Reduction Payment Agreement Under Leaf Coalition

The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent), a US-based non-profit organisation that serves as the convenor and coordinator of the

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

BoG Projects Sustained Rebound In 2024

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, delivered an optimistic outlook on the nation’s economic recovery – stating that barring any unanticipated shocks, the signs of a gradual and consistent rebound in the economy will take shape from next

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Forests Threatened As Mining Activities Surge

President-Forest Industries Association (FIAG), Richard Nsenkyire, has sounded an alarm over the perilous state of the nation’s forest resources – attributing the looming crisis to escalating operations of unscrupulous mining activities. Mr. Nsenkyire expressed fear that the country’s forests, including wildlife,

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Sunon Asogli Power Suspends Plant Shutdown Following Government Assurance

Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited has reversed its decision to indefinitely shut down its plant and has instead suspended the shutdown for one week. The company made this decision based on the intervention and assurance of the Minister of Finance and

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023

Illegal Mining – A Dire Threat To Food Security

Illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, poses a grave and urgent environmental and socio-economic challenge in Ghana. While its devastating impact on water bodies and ecosystems is widely acknowledged, its catastrophic consequences for crop production and fish consumption, and the subsequent

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023

Gov’t Gives GHc100million To YouStart Beneficiaries

The government today gave yet another major boost to its quest to promote youth entrepreneurship. This was when Vice President Dr. Bawumia gave a whopping amount of GHc100 million to beneficiaries of its YouStart Programme. This came through the Ghana Jobs

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023

Charity Akotia Is Overall Best Farmer

Charity Akotia, a 57-year-old woman who hails from the Agona West District of the Central Region has been crowned as the National Best Farmer for 2023. She was crowned at the 39th National Farmer’s Day Celebration, held at the auditorium of

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

Farmers’ Day Celebration Postponed In Upper East Due To Financial Challenges

The planning committee of the Upper East Regional Farmers’ Day celebration has served notice that the 2023 edition has been adjourned due to financial constraints. In a news release, it stated that some districts within the region needed more time to

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

Action Framework For Cyber Resilient Development Launched

The first Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B), commenced in Accra yesterday with the launch of an action framework on cyber resilience development. Named the ‘Accra Call’, the international action framework expresses governments and organizations’ willingness to voluntarily promote, pursue