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05/04/2024

The African Tech Startup Forum is a Market Access and Acceleration Program designed to prepare, train, expose, and connect tech ventures with opportunities.
The program takes place virtually and in-person, aiming to showcase the exceptional tech innovations emerging from Africa and provide them with the platform to thrive.
Collaborating with experts from Africa and around the globe, will create an ecosystem that nurtures and boosts tech ventures.

Deadline: 19th April 2024

Follow the link to read more and apply.

https://accessagric.com/the-african-tech-startup-forum/

25/04/2023

Be part of a greater good!
Join a vibrant team of experts and get the benefits of standing out as a professional.
Send your cv and or portfolio to:
[email protected]

23/02/2022

is hosting your finest Agri experts in Ghana to discuss Agribusiness opportunities for youths.

The event is happening on Twitter spaces this Friday prompt.

Click on the link to set a reminder
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqGopVEXWQJv

07/07/2021

"A ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda not underpinned by of our is dead on arrival.

A country like Ghana, which spent about $2.5 billion on food imports in 2019 alone, should be distraught.

Furthermore, a country that imports seed for farmers at the start of every planting season should rethink its developmental strategy…But, unfortunately, we do not have any choice if we want to improve the human condition in Ghana. Therefore, we need to prioritise in agriculture,”
- Prof Eric Danquah, The Founding Director of the West Africa Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana.

The Founding Director of the West Africa Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana says the “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda rolled out by government will not be successful without the transformation of the country’s food systems. Prof. Eric Danquah says there is a need for gover...

29/06/2021

Three (3) out of the five (5) selected finalists in the upcoming awards are Ghanaians.

Catherine Krobo Edusie of Eden Tree, Juliana Asante-Dartey of Agri-impact and Mabel-Ann Akoto-Kwudzo of Okata Farms are the finalists for the eminent category of the 2021 GIZ Women in Agribusiness Awards slated for 30th June, 2021.

Three (3) out of the five (5) selected finalists in the upcoming awards are Ghanaians.

28/06/2021

may be forced to still rely on food imports if agric-focused policies are not adopted.

With new trends in the space, tech analyst and President of Hacklab Foundation, Foster Awintiti Akugri, has advised government to be innovative in its tax targetted at the to rake in the needed .

He argues that, are evolving, and there are new forms of that are created with the advent of . Government needs to be proactive and innovative in how they formulate new systems to create the in .

What's your take on this?

“Thank you, Jesus, for saving me” – Slayqueen Moesha Boduong weeps as she finally gives her life to Christ in church [Video] » ™

12/06/2021

Latest report by the Ghana Statistical Service confirms that about 75% of firms are not aware about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

AfCFTA started operations on 1 January, 2021.

As a farmer or Agribusiness firm, tell us what you know about AfCTA.

• GSS has assessed the impact of COVID-19 on agribusinesses in Ghana

09/06/2021

New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in Ghana suggested that it may take a little more time and support for businesses to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

The survey results released by the GSS, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), collected data from about 8,000 agribusinesses across Ghana.

Accra, June 7, GNA - New data by the Ghana Statistical Service have shown that an estimated 16,000 agribusiness firms remain closed between ...

08/06/2021

The project will introduce Italian expertise and technology in the value chain to the Ghanaian agribusiness market, with a focus on the following key areas: Agricultural Machinery and Mechanization; Logistics; Inputs and Agrochemicals; Irrigation; and Agro-Processing and Packaging.
About 27 Italian companies with expertise in these areas will be presented to the Ghanaian market.

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) today launched the Italy-Ghana Agribusiness Digital Lab project to bring together Italian and Ghanaian companies in the agribusiness sector to develop mutually beneficial business relationships. The project will introduce Italian expertise and technology in the agrib...

07/06/2021

GAWU has sent a distress signal to Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) to swiftly intervene to stop the large-scale destruction of farms by illegal miners or risk missing out on its ambitious target of producing 900,000 tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2020/21 crop season.

The farmers, who are already losing their lands to galamsey activities, are also battling contaminated mercury and cyanide polluted water in irrigating their farms.

https://lnkd.in/e4eXCEf

Every week, illegal mining activities or ‘galamsey’ destroys at least 20 acres of cocoa farms in the Sefwi-Wiawso, Juaboso, Bia and Akotombra areas in the Western North Region, an area that constitutes the largest percentage of Ghana’s cocoa...

01/04/2021

May this month bring in much rains for greater harvest.

09/03/2021

The Upper East Region has recorded higher yields in its major crops except in 2020 as compared to 2019, despite the poor rainfall pattern and floods that destroyed some .

The Upper East Region has recorded higher yields in its major crops except sorghum in 2020 as compared to 2019, despite the poor rainfall pattern and floods that destroyed some farms. The Regional Officer in charge of statistics, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Timothy Zangina, responding i...