Some farmers in the Wa West District have been introduced to stress-tolerant hybrid maize varieties during a farmers' field day in the Yeleyiri community. This was when a team of researchers on the Accelerated Genetic Gain (AGG) project embarked on a monitoring visit to some trial fields of the stress-tolerant…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Commodity Monitor Ltd, Stephen Yeboah, has called for the application of efficient and appropriate technology in the small-scale mining sector to promote responsible mining.
Climate resilient improved maize and cowpea varieties have been introduced to some farmers in the Northern Region to help them save money and harvest good yields. The maize varieties, which are drought tolerant, and mature early (80 to 85 days) included Suhudoo, Opeaburo, Denbea, Abotem, and Wang-dataa. The cowpea varieties,…
More than 600,000 tonnes of frozen chicken were imported into the country last year, a research by the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has revealed.
The effect of the rampaging climate change has presented a considerable challenge to the socioeconomic development of Ghana where rain-fed agriculture provides livelihoods to millions of households. The environmental dilemma has dire repercussions for the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those relating to poverty reduction…