Global population is expected to increase to 9 billion by 2050, with youth (aged 15–24) accounting for about 14 percent of this total. While the world’s youth cohort is expected to grow, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth – particularly those living in developing countries’ are stagnant as revealed by World Bank in 2019.
Agriculture Articles
Women contribute about 70% of Ghana’s agricultural production, marketing and processing, yet they face diverse challenges. With the ongoing pandemic affecting every sphere of life, the woes of women in agriculture are deepening in addition to the existing challenges.
In Ghana, gender inequalities in agricultural work exist in land possession, access to seedlings, modern inputs,... read more
More than 30 Nigerian scientists have received training in the skills needed to effectively communicate with policy makers and the public about the benefits of using genome editing tools in agriculture.
This was at a four-day intensive training workshop themed: “Gene Editing in Agriculture: Science, Policy, and Story”. The workshop, an init... read more
In Ghana and other parts of West Africa, the greater cane rat popularly known as grasscutter is a highly patronized delicacy for many due to its great taste and protein content, but now researchers and scientists are warning that consuming grasscutter poisoned with either yellow oleander root power or carbofuran could be detrimental to human health.
Ghana’s ministry of fisheries and aquaculture is waging war against illegalities on the country’s territorial waters after a successful implementation of its two closed seasons in 2019 to replenish the country’s fish stock as part of measures to control illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Elizabeth Afoley-Quaye the minister of fisheries and aquac... read more
Cocoa has continually played a central role in Ghana’s economy - as it currently stands as the second largest producer of cocoa beans in the world. The key to this success is anchored by the specific strategies put in place and managed by the state-run COCOBOD. According to the Bank of Ghana, cocoa beans and its products export receipts for the first quarter of 2011... read more
Setting up of a farmer’s welfare fund is one of the core mandates of Ghana’s cocoa sector regulator COCOBOD since its inception. But after 36 years of its existence, the Ghanaian cocoa farmer is becoming poorer each passing day as they lament the outcome of their toils over the years has not reflected their gains.
The average cocoa farmer... read more
Gari (made of dried cassava flakes) is a common food staple in Ghana. Mixed with water, salt, sugar or condensed milk, it can be eaten with soups, or on its own. But go into a big Ghanaian supermarket, and you’re unlikely to find gari on the shelves.
That is a big problem for Sandra Ameworla, who runs Gari Boutique, a gari processing and pa... read more
