Tag: Agriculture

Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Boosts Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative


Recognizing Ghana as an agrarian society (or agricultural society) whose economy is based on agriculture, the Government of Ghana (GoG) launched an initiative dubbed “Planting for Food and Jobs”. The initiative forms part of the government’s efforts to promote growth in food production to boost food security, agribusiness, create jobs, and improve farmers income and livelihoods across the country in a sustainable manner.

The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuels Part 2: Heatwaves, More Deaths: Let’s Break Free from Fossil Fuels


There is warm and then there is too warm. Scientists have discovered that without the atmosphere’s natural insulating blanket of … More

Climate Change Programme Assembles Research Scientists, Development Practitioners to Make Climate Change Interventions Less Conflictive in Africa


By Francis Npong, Ghana In response to increasing climate variability, national governments, international organizations and NGOs are currently implementing new … More

Changes in Weather Patterns Need Swift Action to Save Ghana’s Agriculture


  Pearl Millet is one of the hunger breaker crops in parts of Northern Ghana. Often referred to as savannah … More

Climate Change Adaptation: New Improved Cassava Gives Hope to Rural Farmers in Ghana


Rural poor smallholder farmers in Ghana’s countryside have adopted new and improved cassava as part of climate change adaptation. The vitamin A cassava is a product of SARI and introduced to farmers by ALP

Stakeholders Pushes for Reforms in Ghana Meteorological Agency


Francis Npong, Dodowa, Accra The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has been told to make it-self public relevant and visible to … More

Bring Cardero Resources to Book: Sheini Communities Urge Government


Briefing paper: Released by Media Advocates for Sustainable Environment (MASE) MINING IN SHEINI 24/01/2014             … More

Community Climate Change Adaptation: CARE leads the Way in Africa


Mahama Aminatu, a 27-year old mother is a resident of Jawani, a farming community in the East Mampurusi District of … More

Focus on Develop’t of Root and Tuber Crops, Prez Mahama urges Scientists


Francis Npong, Acccra, Ghana: The president of the Republic of Ghana president John Draimani Mahama has said that root and … More