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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Mon, 22 Nov 2009 01:46:08 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/22/2009 1:46:08 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 On Sunday November the Grand National Food and Agric Show to showcase and sell Agricultural products farm produce equipments and machinery will kickoff at the Efua Sutherland Childrens ParkThe five day show will also display Ghanaian traditional foods from all the ten regions on a daily basis to be sampled by people who ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/250413/1/national-food-and-agric-show-opens-on-sunday.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/250413/1/national-food-and-agric-show-opens-on-sunday.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/250413/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:56 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/250096/1/government-gives-green-light-to-plantation-develop.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/250096/1/government-gives-green-light-to-plantation-develop.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/250096/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:44 +0100 0 Ghana has begun initiating moves to tighten her regulations to prevent unorthodox fishing methods in its territorial waters Led by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture the body mandated to spearhead the activities of agriculture and its related problems in the country is preparing to relay the Fisheries Act before Parliament for amendment ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/250011/1/agric-ministry-to-tighten-regulations-to-prevent-u.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/250011/1/agric-ministry-to-tighten-regulations-to-prevent-u.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/250011/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:11 +0100 0 Citrus farmers in the Akuapem South Municipality have appealed to the government to establish a fruit processing factory in the area to save them from post harvest losses They claimed that during harvest time they do not get market for their oranges and had to leave them to rotThis came to light at a public forum organised at Akyiresu to ed ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/249917/1/citrus-farmers-cry-for-processing-factory.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249917/1/citrus-farmers-cry-for-processing-factory.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249917/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:12 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249897/1/bad-fishing-methods-depleting-fish-stock.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249897/1/bad-fishing-methods-depleting-fish-stock.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249897/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:40 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249873/1/ministry-moves-to-check-unorthodox-fishing-methods.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249873/1/ministry-moves-to-check-unorthodox-fishing-methods.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249873/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:24 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249872/1/introduce-agriculture-income-and-land-taxation-sys.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249872/1/introduce-agriculture-income-and-land-taxation-sys.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249872/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:24 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249852/1/mce-declares-war-on-cocoa-smugglers.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249852/1/mce-declares-war-on-cocoa-smugglers.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249852/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:07 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249846/1/tomato-farmers-appeal-to-government-to-curb-import.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249846/1/tomato-farmers-appeal-to-government-to-curb-import.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249846/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:03 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249770/1/cedecom-equips-fish-snail-farmers-with-new-skills.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249770/1/cedecom-equips-fish-snail-farmers-with-new-skills.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249770/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:08 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249764/1/nrgp-woos-banks-to-support-northern-farmers.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249764/1/nrgp-woos-banks-to-support-northern-farmers.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249764/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:03 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249707/1/agriculture-officials-should-implement-self-sustai.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249707/1/agriculture-officials-should-implement-self-sustai.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249707/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 17 Nov 2009 11:04:31 +0100 0 The Ghana Cocoa Board has set a production target of one million metric tons of cocoa to be attained by This is to enable Ghana to reclaim the number one position in global cocoa production from the anticipated thousand metric tons of cocoa to be produced this season The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture Nii Amasah Namoale a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/249529/1/ghana-to-reclaim-number-one-position-in-cocoa-prod.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249529/1/ghana-to-reclaim-number-one-position-in-cocoa-prod.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249529/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 16 Nov 2009 13:39:49 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249522/1/embrace-agricultural-programme.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249522/1/embrace-agricultural-programme.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249522/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:12 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249393/1/embrace-agricultural-programme-youth-advised.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249393/1/embrace-agricultural-programme-youth-advised.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249393/1/#showcomments2 Mon, 15 Nov 2009 20:05:27 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249388/1/northern-rural-growth-programme-takes-off.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249388/1/northern-rural-growth-programme-takes-off.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249388/1/#showcomments2 Mon, 15 Nov 2009 20:05:27 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249283/1/lack-of-farm-inputs-credit-facilities-hampers-food.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249283/1/lack-of-farm-inputs-credit-facilities-hampers-food.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249283/1/#showcomments2 Sun, 14 Nov 2009 12:06:33 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/249105/1/akuapem-north-assembly-makes-land-available-for-yo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/249105/1/akuapem-north-assembly-makes-land-available-for-yo.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/249105/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 13 Nov 2009 11:49:49 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/248831/1/assembly-dedicates-large-swathes-of-land-for-agric.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/248831/1/assembly-dedicates-large-swathes-of-land-for-agric.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/248831/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 12 Nov 2009 11:47:15 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/248559/1/government-to-establish-agricultural-mechanism-cen.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/248559/1/government-to-establish-agricultural-mechanism-cen.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/248559/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 11 Nov 2009 11:39:27 +0100 0 The National Coordinator of the Block Farms Programme Mr Emmanuel Churuyona Akuna has said the pilot programme initiated by the government dubbed the Block Farms had made progress with farmers cultivating a total of hectares of land in the Northern region with a greater yield expected at harvest He said bags of mai ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/248350/1/block-farms-pilot-project-makes-progress.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/248350/1/block-farms-pilot-project-makes-progress.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/248350/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 10 Nov 2009 14:02:01 +0100 0 The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa AGRA has entered a partnership described as historic with the New Partnership for Africas Development NEPAD to work towards increasing food production and food security in AfricaIn a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnewscom Monday November AGRA said the groundbreaking partnershi ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/248050/1/agra-nepad-in-partnership-agreement.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/248050/1/agra-nepad-in-partnership-agreement.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/248050/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 09 Nov 2009 22:42:23 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/247905/1/ghana-to-increase-growth-in-aquaculture.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/247905/1/ghana-to-increase-growth-in-aquaculture.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/247905/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:54 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/247604/1/market-driven-workshop-on-agriculture-ends-in-suny.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/247604/1/market-driven-workshop-on-agriculture-ends-in-suny.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/247604/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:41 +0100 0 Five organizations on Tuesday presented assorted items and cash donations towards the th National Farmers Day The donation is the third in the series of presentations made to the Ministry of Agriculture The Companies are the Accra Brewery Limited GTP Yara Company Unique Insurance and Heavy Equipment Company Among the items presented ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/247262/1/mofa-receives-donations-towards-farmers-day.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/247262/1/mofa-receives-donations-towards-farmers-day.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/247262/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 04 Nov 2009 13:12:05 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/247252/1/students-to-be-mobilised-to-harvest-rice.html 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at Akyem Osiem the National Coordinator for Agricultural Producers Council John Lari Tee said country lacks a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/246600/1/farmers-urged-to-go-into-fish-production.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/246600/1/farmers-urged-to-go-into-fish-production.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/246600/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:23 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/246442/1/agric-show-for-november.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/246442/1/agric-show-for-november.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/246442/1/#showcomments2 Sat, 30 Oct 2009 14:02:40 +0100 0