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Afenyo-Markin slams school feeding contractors for snubbing local rice farmers
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised government-linked contractors, accusing them of sabotaging Ghana’s agricultural backbone by importing rice in defiance of...
Over 6,000 women rice farmers empowered with logistics to reduce postharvest losses
In a move to enhance rice production in Ghana, over 6,000 women in five cocoa producing communities in the Ashanti and Central regions have...
Gomoa East MCE pledges support for rice farmers affected by spillage at Okyereko
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Gomoa East, Margaret Naana Ackom, has pledged possible compensation for rice farmers affected by a bridge spillage at...
We are yet to benefit from Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II –...
Rice farmers say they are yet to benefit from the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme.
In an interview with JoyBusiness,...
Weta rice farmers Association launches to revolutionize rice farming in Ketu North
The Weta Rice Farmers Association of Ghana in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region, has officially launched with a bold mission to...
Weta Rice Farmers Association advocates for local consumption
In a bid to bolster the productivity of rice farmers in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, the Weta Rice Farmers Association...
Volta and Oti region rice farmers embark on climate-resilient rice production journey
The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), with support from the Adaptation Fund, has successfully implemented the 'Scaling Up Climate-Resilient Rice Production' initiative for rice...
Upper East: Agric Director clears air on contract between Farmerline, rice farmers
The Builsa South Agriculture Director in the Upper East region, has admitted there was no written contract between rice farmers and Farmerline company for...
Dr. Clement Apaak writes: The agony of rice farmers in Builsa South constituency
It is with great sadness that I share with you the agony of rice farmers in my constituency following the 2023 farmers day celebration....
Agric Minister praises rice farmers in Upper East Region
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has disclosed that the government is talking to some African development banks for funds to support rice farming...
Kufuor Foundation advocates for mechanisation services for rice farmers
The John A. Kufuor Foundation is calling on the government and the private sector to expand investment in mechanisation services for farmers if the...
Imaginario Ltd unveils Peacock Rice, appeals to gov’t to support local rice farmers to...
Sales and Marketing executive of Imaginario Company Limited, importers of Peacock Rice, Maame Ama Asante, has urged the government to support local rice farmers...
‘Beyi W’ano’: Commercial rice farmers cry for help [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Beyi W’ano’: Commercial rice farmers cry for help
Some commercial rice farmers have complained over the high cost of fertilisers as far as...
We’ll stand by you – Government assures rice farmers
Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has assured rice farmers across Ghana of its continuous support.
According to the Ministry of Food and...
Asunafo South cocoa farmers demand Agric Minister explain price cuts, unpaid debts
A section of cocoa farmers in the Asunafo South District have declared their Member of Parliament and Minister for Agriculture, Eric Opoku, “wanted” over...
Minority caucus storms Ahafo Region to engage cocoa farmers on government’s price reduction
The Minority caucus in Parliament has embarked on a three-day tour of the Ahafo Region to engage cocoa farmers over the government’s recent reduction...
Cocoa farmers received as little as 30% of FOB price under Akufo-Addo – Otokunor
A senior official at the Presidency says Ghana’s cocoa farmers received as little as 30 per cent of the Free-On-Board (FOB) price under the...
Akyemansa Cocoa Farmers welcome Ghana’s 28% price reduction, call for additional incentives
Cocoa farmers in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region have expressed support for the government’s decision to reduce the 2025/2026 cocoa producer price...
Mankranso cocoa farmers demand reversal of producer price to GH₵3,100
Some cocoa farmers continue to vent their displeasure at the recent price cuts, lamenting the new reduction would heavily impact their livelihoods.
Farmers in Mankranso,...
Atwima Mponua cocoa farmers protest price reduction and payment delays
Cocoa farmers in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region have staged a demonstration against the government over the reduction in cocoa producer...
Cocoa Stabilization Fund to shield farmers from price cuts – COCOBOD PRO breaks down...
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Sam Jerome, has stated that the proposed 2026 COCOBOD Bill aims to overhaul the...
COCOBOD engages Sefwi Wiawso farmers over producer price concerns
Officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) held a stakeholder engagement with cocoa farmers in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality to address concerns over the...
It was irresponsible – Former MP slams gov’t over GH₵6,000 price promise to cocoa...
Former Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has strongly criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over their handling of cocoa pricing, describing...
Cocoa Farmers picket at COCOBOD headquarters over farmgate price reduction
Cocoa farmers have besieged the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra, demanding a reversal of the recent reduction in the farmgate price of cocoa.
The...
Western North farmers demonstrate against govt’s cocoa price cut
Cocoa farmers in the Western North Region have staged a protest against the recent reduction in cocoa prices, which dropped from GH¢3,625 to GH¢2,587...
MoFA Director pleads for farmers’ patience amidst cocoa price slash
Director of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Evans Amankwah, has acknowledged the potential consequences of the government’s mishandling of the...
Cocoa farmers decry adverse impact of producer price cut on livelihoods
Cocoa farmers in the Ashanti, Ahafo, and Western North regions are raising concerns over the reduction in the producer price of cocoa for the...
Afenyo-Markin demands immediate payment to cocoa farmers, slams gov’t over price cut
The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the government to promptly settle outstanding payments owed to cocoa...
If it were cassava, we’d be selling it ourselves – Young Cocoa Farmers lament...
The Convener of the Young Cocoa Farmers of Ghana, Martin Adu, says the recent reduction in cocoa producer prices will take a heavy toll...
Western North cocoa farmers threaten demo over price reduction
Farmers in the Western North Region have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the recent reduction in the producer price of cocoa.
The price cut from GH¢3,600...
Provide needed inputs to boost cocoa and rice production – Akutuase farmers to government
The Cocoa and Rice Farmers Association in Akutuase, Asante Akyem North Municipality, has appealed to government to urgently provide the promised input support to...
Egg Glut Relief: Poultry farmers set up with lower prices at Joy FM X’mas...
Poultry farmers have set up at the premises of the Multimedia Group Limited at Kokomlemle in Accra to sell eggs at lower prices to...
Female farmers in Nkwanta North concerned over falling produce prices
Female farmers in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region are raising concerns over sharply declining prices for their produce, despite recording good...
Minority criticises government for failing farmers amid unsold rice crisis
On the occasion of National Farmers’ Day, the Minority in Parliament has expressed deep concern over the challenges facing Ghanaian farmers, highlighting the abandonment...
Rice glut deepens as farmers struggle to sell last year’s harvest
Vice Chair of the Competitive Africa Rice Platform, Dr Ama Aning Oppong-Duah, says Ghana’s rice farmers are still battling with unsold stock from last...
Eat Ghana Rice Campaign urges public to support local farmers amid rice glut
The partners of the Eat Ghana Rice Campaign have issued an urgent appeal to Ghanaians to patronize locally produced rice to help address the...
Farmers applaud new cocoa price, urge action on galamsey
The President of the Concerned Farmers Association, Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new cocoa price, describing it as...
Upland rice from CSIR-CRI offers hope for local farmers and Ghana’s rice economy
On a small plot of land at the Fumesua campus of the Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, a...
Mahama has delivered on his promise by giving 70% of FOB price to cocoa...
Technical Advisor to the Minister for Finance, Fredrick Amissah, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for honouring his commitment to cocoa farmers by ensuring...
Ghanaian cocoa farmers enjoy highest farmgate price in West Africa – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted claims that cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire are receiving higher farmgate prices than their Ghanaian counterparts.
In a...