The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and other partners, has officially launched the West Africa Zero Hunger Initiative at an inception workshop held in Accra on the 24th February, 2014. The three-year initiative would seek to accelerate efforts of member states within the sub-region […]
Mr. Benjamin Gasamagera, Chairman, Rwanda Private Sector Federation has expressed the readiness of business people in Rwanda to invest in Ghana in efforts to boost trade relations between the two African countries. He said businessmen in Rwanda were also ready to learn from their counterparts in Ghana and to explore business opportunities for investment. Mr.Gasamagera […]
The Chinese Ambassador in Ghana, Mr. Jung Gong, has cut the sod for work to begin on the Gong Agricultural Project at Anyaboni near Asesewa in the Upper Manya District. The project, which is being supported by the Ghana Chinese Friendship Association, is for crop production under irrigation on 500 acres of land and aqua […]
A leading Moroccan real estate company, the Addoha Group, is to invest 100 million euros in affordable housing and cement production in Ghana. The company intends to construct an initial 5,000 housing units. Officials of the company have begun discussions with Ghanaian authorities for suitable land for the project. The General Manager of the group, […]
Since the mid-1980’s, Ghana’s impressive development and growth have made the country one of the strongest performers in Africa. Ghana attained lower middle income status in 2011, following three decades of robust economic growth fostered by political stability and a relatively conducive investment climate compared with most other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result […]
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Ghana has teamed up with the media in reporting extensively on agricultural-related issues. This new initiative by the organization is to make agricultural information and research materials of the FAO more accessible to the media in order to help promote the organization’s goal of alleviating hunger in the […]
A United Nations new report finds that growing inequalities will undo significant gains in health and longevity made over the past 20 years. To sustain these gains, the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Beyond 2014 Global Report argues that governments must pass and enforce laws to protect the poorest and most […]
Mr.NayanBilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has said Ghana was committed to cooperating with Libyan authorities in their quest to fulfill the aspirations of the Libyan people for a democratic country. He said Ghana and Libya have maintained strong political and economic bonds, dating back to decades, following the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between […]
A US$400,000.00 Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) aimed at empowering actors in the cassava value chain dubbed “Empowering Cassava Value Chain Actors to Enhance Incomes, Employment and Food Security” has been jointly launched by the Minister for Food and Agriculture and the Food and Agricultural Organisation Representative in Ghana. Targeting mainly small scale cassava farmers, processors, […]
Following the previous summits held in Cairo, Lisbon and Tripoli, the fourth EU-Africa summit will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 2-3 April under the theme “Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace”. The summit will illustrate how EU-Africa relations have evolved over the past years, will highlight the results achieved by the Continental Partnership and […]
