An African youth development organisation, Advancing and Harnessing Opportunities for the Youth (AHOY) has launched an essay competition to empower young women and promote gender equality through technology. The competition, open to female students in tertiary institutions in Ghana, requires participants to submit essays of not more than 1500 words…
Smallholder farmers benefit from $60m climate-smart agriculture ghanaiantimes.com.gh - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanaiantimes.com.gh Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
About two million Ghanaian smallholder farmers are to benefit from a climate smart agriculture initiative that preserves soil, water, plant, animal and human health. The project, which would end in 2024, focuses on farmers’ ability to adopt technologies and practices for maize, yam, sweet potato, cowpea and other vegetable production,…
About two million Ghanaian smallholder farmers are to benefit from a climate smart agriculture initiative that preserves soil, water, plant, animal and human health. The project, which would end in 2024, focuses on farmers’ ability to adopt technologies and practices for maize, yam, sweet potato, cowpea and other vegetable production,…
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New fish feed formulations work to nourish both fish and their pond ecosystems using locally available and accessible ingredients.
Innovations in fish feed formulations are key to both improving aquaculture’s sustainability and supporting smallholder income, said panelists in a virtual learning session hosted by WorldFish.
The Fish4Thought webinar gathered researchers, practitioners and private sector partners to launch a new strategic brief from the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems,
, and discuss its implications for healthy fish, people and planet.
The brief highlights the development of ‘nutritious pond feeds’ that nourish both fish and pond organisms in support of a functional ecosystem, while maintaining or increasing farm productivity and profitability.