Ginger Farming On The Rise

Agric researchers are going round southern Nigeria to boost ginger farming, reveal its huge profitability and mobilise South-East and South-South farmers to join the new craze. The Nigerian Export Promotions Council (NEPC) has also put its weight behind ginger production and export with the message that ginger can grow in the south too. NEPC seems

The Fall Of Cocoa Farming In Ghana

Ghana is a major producer of cocoa in the world and relies heavily on the crop for foreign exchange revenue. However, production declined since the mid-1960s, reaching its lowest level in 1983. Although production has increased consistently since the mid-1980s, it still is less than the level attained in the mid-1960s. The decline is partly

Galamsey The Enemy Behind Farming In Ghana

Every week, illegal mining activities or ‘galamsey’ destroys at least 20 acres of cocoa farms in the Sefwi-Wiawso, Juaboso, Bia and Akotombra areas in the Western North Region, an area that constitute the largest percentage of Ghana’s cocoa production, the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said. The