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Ghana targets $2bn palm oil import cut with new RedGold policy

Ghana is advancing plans for a bold agricultural policy aimed at slashing its $2 billion annual palm oil import bill. This would be achieved by significantly scaling up domestic production and diversifying into high-value tree crops. The plan... Full Story

The agriculture sector is set for a significant financial boost in 2025, as the government and...

Every few years, a new administration in Ghana rolls out an agricultural masterplan with its own...

Cocoa is the lifeblood of the Ghanaian economy, and a source of pride for a nation whose rich,...


“Agribusiness Is Ghana ’s Future ” – President Mahama Declares At Maiden National Agribusiness Dialogue

President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has declared agribusiness as the... Read More

Parliament Passes Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill to Strengthen Regulation and Sustain Ghana’s Blue Economy

Accra, Ghana – July 17, 2025 Parliament has passed the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2025,... Read More

24-Hour Economy: Goosie Tanoh explains how ‘Grow 24’ will boost agriculture

Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy policy, Goosie Tanoh, has provided a comprehensive... Read More

Govt to deploy DRIP Machines for nationwide farm road construction – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that earth-moving equipment... Read More

Agric Minister to attend Canada-Ghana Agribusiness Summit

The summit aims to create a dynamic platform for collaboration, innovation, and sustainable... Read More

Government to acquire 200,000 hectares of land for cocoa farming to boost production — Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced an ambitious government plan to... Read More

Stanbic Bank Ghana CEO calls for structural reforms to tackle Ghana’s food crisis

The Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Mr Kwamina Asomaning, has called for urgent and... Read More

Ghana throws away GH¢762.32bn in food annually - Waste higher than global average

Ghana wastes 3.2 million metric tonnes of food equivalent to GH¢762.32 billion annually,... Read More

New cocoa pricing could curb smuggling by 80 per cent - COCOBOD Supreme Consultative Council

The highest decision-making body of unionised workers in the cocoa sector, the Supreme Consultative... Read More

Cocoa Processing Company posts $4.07million loss

Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) has reported a net loss of $4.07 million for the second... Read More