Rural women are the backbone of family farming as they account for about half of the agricultural labour force in developing countries. In spite of that, a large contribution of women’s works in family farms is not recognized in terms of ... Read More

Three Ghanaian companies have emerged winners in the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge, sponsored by General Electric (GE), United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The companies, which have each been awarded a ... Read More

Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd (FBGL) and USAID/GHANA have signed a US$3.9m agreement aimed at facilitating lending to Ghana’s health sector. The agreement outlines a model to provide funding for potential borrowing entities under private health facilities, such as hospitals and ... Read More

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt President John Mahama and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt have underscored the need to scale up green growth efforts across the world at the ongoing Global Green Growth Forum in Copenhagen. Speaking at a ... Read More

The Queen welcoming Mrs Lordina Mahama to the Buckingham Palace yesterday. Looking on is President Mahama President John Dramani Mahama yesterday held a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London. The meeting, which was held behind closed ... Read More

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma - Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission The Africa Union Commission is calling for urgent international help in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. About 4,877 people have died in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone after ... Read More

Mr. Joe Faalong, Upper West Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has appealed to the Japanese government to support the region with expertise and projects,  to help address the nutritional challenges among children. He said the region was ... Read More

As part of its contribution to the international efforts to combat the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, the Russian Federation has allocated a total of 779.4 million roubles. A statement issued by the Russian Embassy in Accra and ... Read More

Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong China would play a lead role in support of Ghana’s effort to overcome current economic difficulties, the Chinese Ambassador, Sun Baohong has said. Speaking to Ghana News Agency in an interview, Ms Sun ... Read More

DuPont, an international organisation that deals with issues related to agricultural development, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a collaborative programme in Tamale on Wednesday, that will boost maize production among smallholder farmers and help to ... Read More