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Northern Star Tomato Factory: The vision must flourish
I recently engaged some tomato farmers in the Pwalugu area in a conversation during which they raised some concerns about the operations of the Northern Star Tomato Factory, formerly known as the Pwalugu Tomato Factory.
This facility was…
Ghana constructing 16 warehouses for grains, maize storage
Sixteen additional warehouses are being constructed in northern Ghana to improve the storage of maize and other grains.
Already, the Ghana Grains Council (GGC) has constructed 14 of the 80-metric tonne capacity warehouses, with six of them…
$19m AfDB-funded Ghana power supply facility in Kumasi to be ready December
A bulk power supply station at Anwomaso in Kumasi is scheduled to be completed in December this year.
The power station, the second after the one at Ridge, is to distribute about 132 megawatts of power to residents of the Kumasi metropolis…
Ghana’s maritime trade rises to 4.85 million tonnes in 2012 second quarter
Ghana’s sea ports trade in the second-quarter of 2012 rose to 4.85 million tonnes from 4.36 million tonnes, an increase of 11%.
During the period, Ghana's total import was 3.34 million tonnes, while total exports amounted to 1.18 million…
Freight forwarders want decentralisation of Customs operations
Freight forwarders at a day’s workshop on tax collection at Elubo have called on the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority to decentralize customs systems to enhance revenue generation.
They said the current situation whereby…
Five persons in court over visa fraud
Five persons who allegedly collected various sums of money totalling GH¢51,000 from11 people under the pretext of securing them visas and jobs in the United States of America, Canada and Australia, but failed, on Thursday appeared before an…
WFP gives 151 metric tonnes of food to Northern Ghana flood victims
World Food Programme (WFP) has donated 151 metric tonnes (mt) of food items to flood victims in eight districts in the Northern Region to help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
The food items comprise 2,646 bags of maize, (132mt),…
National Buffer Stock Company asked to inspect quality of produce
Members of the Farmers Organizations Network in Ghana (FONG), have called on the National Buffer Stock Company to inspect the quality of produce purchased by food contractors to ensure that women who process such produce, especially rice,…
Five children die from rabies infection
Five children admitted at the Koforidua Regional Hospital with dog bites between April and October have died of rabies infection.
The children whose ages ranges between five to seven years, died between nine hours to 48 hours on admission…
Group calls for policy guidelines on organic farming
The Abrono Organic Farming Project (ABOFAP), a farmer-based organisation in the Techiman Municipality has called for a policy guideline on organic crop certification for easy market access in the country.
The organisation noted with…