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.
Tag: Food security
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
Environmental Journalists’ Group Protests against Coal-Plant Establishment in Ghana
A journalist group in Ghana, Media Advocates for Sustainable Environment (MASE) is taking on the managers of Ghana’s electricity Company-Volta River Authority (VRA) over plans to construct a coal-fired plant in Ghana.
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
Sheini Iron Ore Deal Investigation: Consortium of CSOs in Ghana Accuses Mineral Commission
A consortium of Civil Society organizations (CSOs) led by KASA Initiative has openly accused officials of the Mineral Commission of … More
Climate Change Enhances Collaboration between Men and Women in Northern Ghana
Francis Npong, Tamale In Northern Ghana, men often have the responsibility of providing food for their households throughout the year. In the days of our … More
Climate Change Adaptation: Illiterate Farmers Go Back to School
Francis Npong, Gushiegu, Ghana, Farmers in some communities in the Gushiegu District are learning basic agriculture and climate science which also … More
Adopt or not to Adopt: GMOs are Trap-Nets for Africa
Francis Npong: Ghana’s land and climate is still the best and suitable for the production of crops. Yes I mean any … More
GMO Controversy: Danes Agric Engineers not Considering as Option
Francis Npong-Tamale: Is Ghana a sovereign nation? If yes what is the development ideology of Ghana? Well, I assume that … More
Climate Science: “Community People are not completely ignorant”-Oxfam
By: Npong Francis-Tamale (Ghana) “Though they did not go to school, community people are not completely ignorant about climate change. … More
Simple Maize Sheller Developed for Northern Farmers
Clement Boateng, Tamale Agro-technologists have over the years scaled up efforts to develop technologies to relieve farmers from labour constraints … More
Urban Food Plus: Solves Urban Agric Problems in West Africa
Francis Npong, Tamale An international agricultural research aimed to improve food security and effective resource utilization in urban and peri-urban … 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
Agricultural Engineer Calls for Fire Resistant Crops to Save Farmers
An agriculture Engineer formerly with the Adventists Relief Agency (ADRA) Mr. John Ngiye has bemoaned rampant bush fire that destroyed … More
Tread Cautiously on GMOs, Crops Scientist Warns Ghana
Dr. Roger A.L. Kanton, a principal Research Scientist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has … More
Ghanaian Crop Scientists Divided Over GMOs
Crop Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute, Ghana (CSIR) are extensively divided over the introduction of … More
ThinkBrigade.com; Rio+20: A mirage for Africa?
With a population of a little over one billion (according to the UNFPA report) Africa is certainly one of the … More