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25 October 2017

FDA Seizes Fake Exeter Corned Beef
GHANA - The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has retrieved re-labelled corned beef in some markets of Accra....

10 January 2017

Union Urges Govt to Compel Banks to Allocate Funds to Agriculture
GHANA - The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has appealed to the Nana Akufo Addo administration to use policy tools to compel commercial banks in the country to cede a substantial portion of their loan portfolio to the agriculture sector....

12 November 2014

NFU and Sustainable Agriculture in Ghana
GHANA - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson arrived in the Republic of Ghana today to discuss the history of NFU and the development of cooperatives in the United States at the National Food and Agric Show (FAGRO)....

05 November 2013

Cassava Has Potential as Feed for Ghanaian Cattle
GHANA - Cassava has the potential to transform access to livestock feed for poor farmers according to an FAO study focused on Ghana, released by the Sub-regional Office for West Africa....

07 March 2012

Cattle Dealers Express Concern About Barriers
GHANA - Members of the Bolgatanga Cattle Dealers Association (BOCADA) have expressed concern about the numerous barriers and multiple taxes they are forced to pay when transporting their animals from Bolgatanga to the south for sale....

24 October 2011

Govt Offers Support To Local Meat Producers
GHANA - The government is discouraging imports of frozen meat by supporting domestic producers....

22 July 2011

Ghana's Farming Needs Investment, Says Official
GHANA - The deputy agriculture minister says that heavy investment is needed in the country's livestock and poultry industries....

12 November 2009

Ghana Declared Rinderpest-free
GHANA - The International Organisation of Animal Health has conferred on Ghana the status of a rinderpest-free country, following the total eradication of the disease in 2005....