Your most comprehensive and authentic agricultural portal in Ghana is searching for a talented artist to provide us a logo artwork to capture our love and spirit of our agricultural reporting/news focus. The logo should depict a theme of an agriculture media organisation. The service is to be provided pro bono but comes with future opportunities to win a contract… Read more →
One of our institutional partners intends hosting a major 3-day conference coming off in early May, 2017 in Accra. We are therefore requesting the services of 3 savvy and competent journalists to cover the event. Interested candidates should send their applications and résumé to: Editor@agricinghana.com Astute women journalists with agriculture focus are encouraged to apply. Kindly note that only shortlisted… Read more →
Ghana Census of Agriculture (GCA) Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Food and Agriculture Job Opportunity: Data Collection Assistants The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is in the process of conducting the Ghana Census of Agriculture (GCA) 2016-2019 The Census of Agriculture is a statistical operation that covers the country and allows… Read more →
In a recent meeting at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana, we were presented with the designated Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s plans for what the new government is going to offer its farmers: Planting for Food and Jobs, a Campaign for Rapid Growth. The plan makes grand claims to promote growth in food production and create 750,000… Read more →
October 31, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accra, Ghana – Delivering vital, actionable information to smallholder and commercial farmers in Ghana is essential to improving farm productivity, generating revenue and improving livelihoods especially in rural farming communities. Agriculture in Ghana is increasingly becoming more knowledge-intensive, thus having access to timely, accurate information that is tailored to specific locations and conditions is… Read more →
Feeding the nation and investing in our farmers is a key priority of Government and a critical driver for Ghana’s 2020 vision. Despite significant advances in technology, farmers remain vulnerable to climate change, drought, poor harvests, weed infestations and virulent pests. Farming techniques remain outdated, marketing costs too high, and incomes unacceptably low. There is a slow drift of young… Read more →