Crop Services News Today

Cassava demand in Kenya exceeds production by 200 percent

Nutrien Ag Solutions opens new $3.8 million fertilizer plant, replacing 45-year-old facility

Nutrien Ag Solutions opens new $3.8 million fertilizer plant, replacing 45-year-old facility

The Competitive Cashew initiative (ComCashew) through its Mater Training Programmes (MTPs) to promote the African Cashew Value Chain is boosting cashew production in Africa. That is being achieved in partnership with the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), with support from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Cocoa Research…

A project dubbed, Support to Soyabean Development Programme in Ghana, has been launched to increase soybean production and processing in the...

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is urging the government to dedicate part of the funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is urging the government to dedicate part of the funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to support agriculture sector activities. They said prioritizing and supporting the sector with the needed funding would boost food production, enhance agro processing and turn around…

Foreign Buyers Snub Local Cashew Nuts Due To Bad Practices

Stakeholders in the agricultural seed production value chain have launched a tool to estimate prospective and current seed demand for national seed authorities, seed companies and enterprises. The “Seed Demand Forecasting Tool” has shown to be a highly successful method for closing the demand-supply gap for seeds in countries with…

Dr. Solomon Gyan-Ansah, the Acting Director of Crop Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has stated that Fertilizer Platform Ghana (FPG) is key to freeing the masses from poverty and ensuring food and nutrition security. He said the FPG in collaboration with MOFA would make fertilizer available, accessible,…