Ghana is reinforcing its cocoa sector through enhanced sustainability and traceability reforms aimed at securing long-term competitiveness in global markets. The Ghana Cocoa Board has begun implementing digital tracking systems to monitor cocoa beans from farm level to export terminals. The move aligns with tightening international regulations requiring proof of deforestation-free supply chains and greater ...

BMG – an authorised distributor for over 50 years of Bijur Delimon lubrication systems – supplies and supports the full range of manual and fully automated lubrication equipment throughout Southern and Central Africa. Five-decade partnership delivers dependable lubrication solutions. “Through this partnership – which has been in place since1974 – we are able to offer ...

For decades, Africa’s agribusiness narrative has been shaped largely by discussions around food aid, productivity gaps, and the vulnerability of smallholder farmers. While these challenges are real, they often mask a deeper structural constraint holding back the sector: weak and unreliable market institutions. According to Bharat Kulkarni, Africa’s challenge is not simply low production, but ...

A collaborative initiative between the West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) and agri-tech provider FarmMate is targeting a major tomato output surge in Ghana. The programme, covering 200 acres across multiple regions, aims to produce up to 15 tonnes per hectare and reach a total of 6,000 metric tonnes of tomatoes by the end ...

Farmers, traditional leaders, development partners and agribusiness stakeholders have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable agriculture at the Yilo Krobo Farmers Care Programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening climate-smart farming, food security and rural livelihoods in Ghana’s Eastern Region. The programme brought together smallholder farmers, extension officers, local authorities and private sector actors to share knowledge ...

Ghana’s cocoa sector is coming off a notably large harvest, creating both opportunities and pressing questions about how to use increased volumes to advance local value addition and manage sector financing. A bumper crop strengthens Ghana’s raw export position and can boost farmer incomes if domestic pricing and premiums are handled well. Policymakers and industry ...

Madam Winnie Osulah, Lead for Gender Integration at AGRA. At a recent AGRA convening in Accra, Madam Winnie Osulah, Lead for Gender Integration at AGRA, issued a strong call for African governments to move beyond policy drafting and toward concrete implementation of gender-responsive agricultural strategies. Her message was clear: without targeted delivery, the continent risks ...

Accra, Ghana — October 13, 2025 The Agricultural Innovation for Africa (AIA) Conference opened at the University of Ghana, bringing together over 500 delegates from 15 African countries. Organized by the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), the event aims to empower youth to lead Africa’s agricultural transformation. Under the theme “African Youth Leveraging Innovation for Sustainable ...

By Brandon Moss Accra, Ghana – October 6, 2025 – The Government of Ghana has confirmed the deployment of 5,000 agriculture and veterinary science graduates nationwide to strengthen its flagship Feed Ghana Programme. Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang made the announcement at the Asogli Yam Festival, describing the initiative as a turning point for ...

Tamale, Ghana — At the recent Ghana Science Association (GSA) conference, Professor Felix Kofi Abagale, Director of the West African Centre for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture (WACWISA), unveiled a suite of smart irrigation technologies designed to revolutionize farming across semi-arid regions of West Africa. The innovations include solar-powered water pumps, precision drip systems, and ...