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Ghana’s Agric Sector Likely to be Worst Hit by Climate Change Report

The EPA has reported that Ghana’s agricultural sector could be severely impacted by climate change if measures are not taken immediately. Most farmers are poor, small landholders and do not have knowledge of sustainable agricultural practices, technology, or how to properly utilize natural resources. Increased temperature has also led to increased pest attacks. Currently, the […]

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Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges: A Case Study of Rural Maize Farmers in Ghana, West Africa

The book “Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges: A case study of rural maize farmers in Ghana, West Africa” was recently published through Lambert Academic Publishing. https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details//store/gb/book/978-3-659-11554-7/post-harvest-losses-and-food-sustainability-challenges

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Venture Fund Folds Roundtable for SMEs in Northern Region

In Ghana, the government’s Venture Capital Trust Fund is funding projects on the production of soy, sorghum, and yellow corn, as well as building facilities to add value to crops and reduce PHL. The VCTF typically works with entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized enterprises by aiding in the creation of business plans and providing funding […]

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Farmers to Use Warehouse Receipts for Loans

In collaboration with USAID, the Ghana Grains Council will bring more warehousing receipt systems to the country in order to help farmers in securing loans while waiting for better prices on the market. This project will directly benefit about 3,000 farmers and processors through efficient grain storage and marketing. The project recently had proven success […]

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Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges of Rural Farmers in Developing Countries

An abstract for a paper on “Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges of Rural Farmers in Developing Countries” (PDF) for the upcoming “Resilience of agricultural systems against crisis” conference in Goettingen, Germany, was published. The paper focuses on maize. http://www.tropentag.de/2012/abstracts/links/Imhomoh_y4n6kNoD.pdf

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Modern Agricultural Centre Established in Bonyon

The United States Millennium Challenge Account has funded the construction of an Agricultural Business Center in Bonyon, Ghana, in order to aid the marketing and value chain development of staple food crops. Two additional centers will be built in the district as part of a plan for PHL reduction. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/artikel.php?ID=237134

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Government to Improve the Grains Industry

The Government of Ghana and Ghana Grains Council have made plans to collaborate in initiatives to reduce PHL. The government provided legal and regulatory framework that enabled the establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange and Warehouse Receipt System. The GGC has trained 2,500 farmers in post-harvest handling and the use of warehouse receipt systems, and […]

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Millennium Challenge Account Compact

Although benefiting greatly from the Millennium Challenge Account Compact (MCA), a large amount of loan money was returned unused to the lending bank, and many farmer loans were not repaid in time. Major inhibitors to the success of the program targeting Ghanaian farmers were “willful negligence,” bad weather conditions, pest infestation, and lack of value chain […]

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MCA Pumps $208.8m into Agric

The President of Ghana inaugurated the Tetteh Quashie Interchange-Mallam Junction Motorway extension to enhance transportation in and around the Accra Metropolis. This development was made with assistance from the US Ambassador to Ghana, and marks the last of US support under the Millennium Challenge Account, which is an initiative to tackle poverty in developing countries. The road […]

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President Mills Inaugurates Tetteh Quarshie Overpass-Mallam Junction Road

The President of Ghana inaugurated the Tetteh Quashie Interchange-Mallam Junction Motorway extension to enhance transportation in and around the Accra Metropolis. This development was made with assistance from the US Ambassador to Ghana, and marks the last of US support under the Millennium Challenge Account, which is an initiative to tackle poverty in developing countries. The road […]

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