Stakeholder support is crucial to the advancement of any sector. In the agric sector, the role played by stakeholders has contributed significantly to the impressive growth noticeable in the agric sector today. The success of the local agriculture industry is heavily...

The colossal effort put into the Agric sector by the Ghanaian woman is too huge to discount. It is so crucial that any effort geared towards highlighting it is easily a worthy endeavor. Indeed failure to do this could see a catastrophic reversal of the massive gains...

Protracted calls by stakeholders for a platform that espouses the immense contribution of women in agriculture led Agrihouse Foundation and her partners to rollout the maiden Women in Food and Agricultural Leadership Forum & Expo (WOFAGRIC) and Gold in the Soil in...

Building on the success of the 2018 event, the 9th Annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Exhibitions and Conference, which is scheduled from September 25-27, 2019 at the Aliu Mahama Sports stadium is expected to bring together about 3000 farmers, agribusinesses and value...

A recent news report by the Ghana News Agency, GNA captured a not so rare story of the precarious conditions under which most women work in the agric sector.   According to the opening paragraph of the story, “Fear griped the Napila Community in the Bimbila District...

Women are the backbone of societal growth; and it’s difficult to think of any thriving sphere of life that is independent of a positive feminine influence. In Ghana, the annals are strewn with outstanding women who have shone bright in often spectacular fashion. While...

“He who craves greatness must consider the path trodden by the great.” This apt aphorism mirrors increased attempts by government to actively partner other nations, particularly those who are standout agric powerhouses. Today, globalization has opened a window of...

Annually the value of imported food into the country stands at a whopping US $2.4 billion. Key products that are imported are frozen chicken, meat, and rice, tomato paste, cooking oil, sugar and sorghum.  “At US$2.4 billion, the cost of food imports is about a...

Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force, about 40 percent of the gross domestic product, and about 40 percent of foreign currencies acquired through exports. Although agriculture is a key...

According to The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), if women worldwide had the same access to productive resources as men, they could boost agricultural production and help lift 100 to 150 million people out of hunger. This claim is not only...