Agribusiness

Nigeria declares a State of Emergency as food prices surge Nigeria declared a state of emergency that would allow the government to take exceptional steps...

Headline inflation for June inches up marginally to 42.5% Headline inflation rate for the month of June 2023 experienced a slight uptick, reaching 42.5% compared...

COCOBOD employs 2,300 individuals in one year as staff costs rises from GHS 783m to GHS 1.1bn Economist and fiscal policy expert, Dr Alex Ampaabeng,...

Arab-Africa trade launches $1.5bn to address food security The Executive Committee of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, a multi-donor, Inter-regional program, on Thursday launched...

Minister of Agriculture teases game-changing policy intervention for cocoa farmers in the coming months  Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has announced that...

Genetically modified crops may be a solution to hunger - why there is scepticism in Africa Hunger and undernourishment are two elements of food insecurity that...

Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria grapple with black pod disease as cocoa prices reach 13-year high amid supply concerns In a devastating blow to the...

Gov't targets 1,573% tax increase on seafood imports In a move that has sent shockwaves through Ghana's seafood industry, the government is set to impose...

2023 fishing closed season starts The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has performed a colourful ceremony to commence this year’s ‘Close Season’ for fishing spanning, Saturday...

Cameroon’s farmers decry crop export ban to Nigeria Cameroon is cracking down on the smuggling of cocoa, cotton, and other cash crops to Nigeria by...