WELCOME ADRESS BY ALBERTA NANA AKYAA AKOSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AGRIHOUSE FOUNDATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 8TH PRE-HARVEST AGRIBUSINESS EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE HELD AT THE ALIU MAHAMA SPORTS STADIUM, TAMALE ON OCTOBER 3, 2018.
Your Excellency, Alhaji (Dr) Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, The Honourable Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, The Honourable Regional Minister of the Northern Region, Distinguished Guests, The Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I deem it a great pleasure and honour to welcome all of you here to the […]
STATEMENT BY THE HON. MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE AT THE 8TH PRE-HARVEST AGRIBUSINESS EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCE EVENT
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Your Excellency, the Vice President, Eminent Traditional Rulers, Regional Minister, Representatives from the Private Sector, Representatives of Development Partners, Representatives from NGOs, Distinguished guests, The media, Ladies and gentlemen It is an honour and pleasure to be invited as a Special Guest Speaker to the 8th Pre-harvest Agribusiness Exhibition […]
PULL RESOURCES TO BECOME MORE RELEVANT – WFP ADMONISHES SMALLHOLDER FARMERS – AT 8TH PRE-HARVEST AGRIBUSINESS EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCE
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.2″] The World Food Programme (WFP) has admonished smallholder farmers in Ghana to pull their resources in the course of their practice so as to raise the quality of their expertise leading to an increase in demand for their services. Speaking at a session on Custom and […]
THE 8TH ANNUAL PRE-HARVEST AGRIBUINESS EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY ENDS
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.2″ text_font=”||||||||”] Background – The Call Various speakers at the 8th Pre-harvest Agribusiness Conference and Exhibition that took place at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale, from October 3 to 5, 2018 have called on stakeholders in the agriculture value chain to support in the transformation […]
FARMERS LAUDED GOVERNMENT FOR PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS INITIATIVE
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa has lauded government for the interventions conceived to improve the agricultural sector… She said the Planting for Food and Jobs flagship programme and the four-year agricultural development programme that aims at increasing yields, creating jobs and adding value to farm produce respectively are worthwhile initiatives […]
GIVE ATTENTION TO WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE-AGRIHOUSE FOUNDATION TELLS GOV’T
The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa has called on government to pay more attention to women in agriculture so as to bridge the productivity gap that exists between women and the male farmers. She said despite the strive women are making in the agric sector, the existing inequality in the sector […]
TACKLING THE MENACE OF POST-HARVEST LOSES
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”18.6406px|0px|50px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Meeting the food demand of a rapidly increasing global population is an enormous task which worryingly, is not helped by the niggling albatross of post-harvest loses. With global population expected to reach 9.1 billion people by the year 2050, […]
ZERO HUNGER STRATEGIC REVIEW REPORT: KEY FINDINGS
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”18.6406px|0px|4px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Recently, Ghana affirmed her commitment to banishing hunger as the President of the Republic of Ghana, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo launched the national Zero Hunger Strategic Review (ZHSR).The comprehensive national report and road map which is expected to […]
ZERO HUNGER STRATEGIC REVIEW REPORT: KEY MESSAGES
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Having recently launched the national Zero Hunger Strategic Review (ZHSR), many observers believe Ghana has demonstrated a renewed resolve to achieve zero hunger by 2030.Prepared under the supervision of the Ministry of Planning; the report is ably supported by the John […]
BEEKEEPING AND THE URGENT NEED FOR INCREASED SUPPORT
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”37.2813px|0px|50px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”18.6406px|0px|50px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] As Ghana explores more avenues for revenue generation to fuel national development, bee farming/keeping has emerged as an area with great economic potential for creating viable businesses and employment for many Ghanaians. Bees are not only important for the production of […]