GM Foods, Crops, Bio Fuels, Pesticides
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Ghana releases first GMO crop for commercial cultivation
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute has released the pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea, the first genetically…
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PFJ II: Ghana should be food self-sufficient within 5 years – Bryan Acheampong
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong says the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)…
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Akufo-Addo launches phase II of Planting For Food And Jobs programme
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th August 2023, launched Phase Two of Government’s flagship programme on agriculture, “Planting…
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The GMO Debate: Organic Versus Conventional Agriculture in Africa
WHAT THE NUMBERS TELL US It is estimated that agriculture accounts for 80 percent of global deforestation. Out of thousands…
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MOVE FROM TALK TO ACTION ON CLIMATE ISSUES – LANDS MINISTER TO COUNTRIES
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, has called on countries across the globe, to move from…
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Cocoa planting is destroying protected forests in west Africa, study finds
The world’s hunger for chocolate is a major cause of the destruction of protected forests in west Africa, scientists have said.…
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Akufo-Addo collapsing Ghana’s cocoa sector – Mahama
Aspiring National Dem ocratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama says the country’s cocoa sector is on the verge…
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Farmers urged to run their farms as a business, choosing profitable agric practices
The Dean of the School of Agriculture at the University of Ghana, Professor Irene Egyir has advised farmers to run…
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Fuel shortage hits Krachi West
The three main fuel stations including state-run GOIL have been without fuel for several days in the municipality forcing motorists…
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Unpredictable climatic conditions affect crop yield at Ada
Crop yields in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region have been hampered by unpredictable climatic circumstances in…
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