Farmer Bobby Ankarsingh holds a locusts on Friday, one from a swarm which has been feeding on their crops at La Fortune Trace, Moruga. An infestation of locusts has led to Moruga farmers raising concerns over their ability to supply produce in the coming months. Clyde Ragbir, president of the Moruga Farmers’ Food Crop Association, […]
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ADB earmarks 50 percent of loans to agribusiness growth
Dr. John Kofi Mensah, Managing Director for ADB Managing Director of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah has reiterated the commitment of the Bank to increase the share of agricultural loans in the Bank’s total loan portfolio to a minimum of 50 percent within the next three years. According to Dr. Kofi Mensah, […]
Share your experience with small scale farmers – ADB charges 2020 National Best Farmer
The Agricultural Development Bank has charged the 2020 National Best Farmer to impact his knowledge and experience to small scale farmers. Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, was adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2020 at a ceremony held in Techiman in the Bono East Region. According to Board Member of the Bank, Abankwa Yeboah, impacting the knowledge […]
Punjab seeks Rs 1,000 cr from NABARD for cooperative institutions
The Punjab government on Wednesday sought Rs 1,000 crore from NABARD for cooperative institutions in the state. File image. Chandigarh, November 11 The Punjab government on Wednesday sought Rs 1,000 crore from NABARD for cooperative institutions in the state. Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa made this demand during a meeting with National Bank for Agriculture […]
Awaiting South African Bailout, Land Bank Locks Out Farmers
One of the biggest lenders to South African farmers can’t take on new clients or meet half the needs of existing customers until it gets another government bailout to keep operating. The state-owned Land and Agricultural Development Bank has asked the National Treasury for 7 billion rand ($455 million) to ease its cash woes and […]
University of Ghana 2020/2021 undergraduate admissions to end on Nov. 19
This comes a day after the release of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Exams The University of Ghana has announced Thursday, November 19, as the deadline for receiving applications from persons who wish to undertake its undergraduate programs for the 2020/2021 academic year. This comes a day after the release of the 2020 […]
Share your experience with small scale farmers – ADB charges 2020 National Best Farmer
The Agricultural Development Bank has charged the 2020 National Best Farmer to impact his knowledge and experience to small scale farmers. Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, was adjudged the National Best Farmer for 2020 at a ceremony held in Techiman in the Bono East Region. According to Board Member of the Bank, Abankwa Yeboah, impacting the knowledge […]
COCOBOD Terminated The Contract To Procure Fertilizer For The 2016/17 Crop Season
Mr Peter Osei Amoako, Director of Finance of COCOBOD, said the contract for the procurement of fertilizer for the 2016/17 crop season was terminated by Board. He said available reports show that 2016/17 contract between COCOBOD and Agricult Ghana Limited was terminated because the product tested at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana was powder however […]
Punjab seeks Rs 1,000 cr from NABARD for cooperative institutions
The Punjab government on Wednesday sought Rs 1,000 crore from NABARD for cooperative institutions in the state. File image. Chandigarh, November 11 The Punjab government on Wednesday sought Rs 1,000 crore from NABARD for cooperative institutions in the state. Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa made this demand during a meeting with National Bank for Agriculture […]
10 years work pays off – 2020 best farmers relishes
President Akufo-Addo together with Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto (right), the Minister of Food and Agriculture, and Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye (2nd left), the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, presenting the overall National Best Farmer award to Mr Solomon Kojo Kusi A fifty-year-old livestock and multi-crop farmer from the Jomoro District in the Western Region, […]