Agricultural Issues Ghana School Feeding Program to Buy Produce from Wa Farmers Twenty five farmer based groups in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region have agreed to sell their farm produce to caterers who operate under the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP). [more] Boss of HFC Bank Kicks Against Proposal to Finance… [Continue Reading]
Development of a program on agribusiness management at the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
The first four week program, which emphasized learning using cases of Ghanaian agribusinesses developed specifically for the program with assistance from the Indian Institutes of Management, came to a close on May 10, 2013. The participants came from Ghanaian businesses, non-governmental organizations and the business support unit of the Ghana ministry of agriculture. Based on the… [Continue Reading]
Upcoming Preliminary Research Seminar on Ag Mechanization – Tuesday, May 14th in Abuja
Source: Theodora Adene Please join us for a preliminary research seminar (brownbag) presented by IFPRI Research Fellow, Dr. Hiroyuki Takeshima, titled "Nigeria’s Mechanization Gap: The current state of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria," featuring his recent work on the topic. The brownbag will cover regional trends in ag mechanization in Nigeria and lessons learned from Asia and Latin America. For the full abstract,… [Continue Reading]