Farming, land reform, drought, livestock.
COCOBOD projects a 16% decline in Ghana's cocoa production for the 2026–2027 season, citing El Niño conditions, excessive rain, the cocoa tree's natural bearing cycle, and disease. The Western and Western North regions, which account for more than half of Ghana's output, face additional pressure from swollen shoot disease, ageing farms, and illegal gold mining.
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COCOBOD projects a 16% decline in Ghana's cocoa production for the 2026–2027 season, citing El Niño conditions, excessive rain, the cocoa tree's natural bearing cycle, and disease. The Western and Western North regions, which account for more than half of Ghana's output, face additional pressure from swollen shoot disease, ageing farms, and illegal gold mining.
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Around 85% of India's strawberry cultivation happens in Mahabaleshwar in western India, where the cool, high-altitude climate and well-drained soil are ideal. Despite the region's success, India relies entirely on imported strawberry plant varieties from California, Florida, Italy, and Spain, and has not developed a domestic variety.
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The Jospong Group, through the African Agribusiness Consortium, has welcomed 118 Ghanaian scholars who completed two-year postgraduate programmes at Russia's People's Friendship University in Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Waste Management and Sustainable Development. The scholarship initiative aims to develop professionals to support Ghana's agricultural modernisation and sustainable national development.
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The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority has called on food and agro-processing companies to establish processing plants in the Bono Region to transform raw cashew apples into value-added products, citing about 1.8 million cashew apples wasted annually on farms and offering tax incentives to investors.
21 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
Cocoa farmers in Guan District, Oti Region have protested at a Ghana Cocoa Board office, demanding payment for beans sold to Licensed Buying Companies between November 2025 and February, citing months of delayed payments despite a government release of GH¢2.6 billion to facilitate settlements. The farmers have given a three-day ultimatum for payment, warning of further action if their demands are not met.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has signed a memorandum of understanding with OMANBAPA AgriTech Limited to set up an organic fertiliser production facility in the Bono Region. The project will convert agricultural waste into fertiliser, create income for farmers, and advance sustainable agriculture.
29 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy Committee, has warned that Ghana's cocoa farmers could lose the protection of guaranteed producer prices if the proposed Cocoa Board Reforms Bill is passed in its current form. The Minority has opposed fast-tracking the bill, arguing the cocoa sector is too important for major reforms without broad consultation with farmers and other stakeholders.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ofoase Ayirebi MP and Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee warned that the government's proposed cocoa pricing formula could leave farmers worse off by undermining the minimum guaranteed farm-gate price, and called for broad stakeholder consultation before Parliament rushes through Cocoa Board reforms.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Parliament not to fast-track the Cocoa Board Reforms Bill without proper stakeholder consultation, warning that the proposed pricing formula could harm cocoa farmers and the wider economy.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Cocoa farmers from Guan District in Oti Region besieged the COCOBOD office in Hohoe to demand payment for cocoa beans delivered to Licensed Buying Companies between November and February. The farmers, who have not received payment despite the government's announcement of GH¢2.6 billion released to LBCs, have issued a three-day ultimatum threatening to return in larger numbers and occupy the premises if their concerns are not addressed.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Hundreds of residents from four communities in Bekwai Municipality staged a demonstration against Day Shine Quarry, alleging the company's operations have destroyed farms and buildings, caused health hazards through dust and blasting, and left residents uncompensated. The Assembly Member for Adankragya Electoral Area called for the quarry to suspend operations and consult affected communities within one week.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Next Door Farms worker was shot and seriously wounded by suspected illegal chainsaw operators at Abesewa Forest in the Ahafo Ano South East District after the company confronted them felling newly planted trees. Two suspects have been arrested and are in police custody at Tepa Divisional Police Station.
28 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has signed a memorandum with Omanbapa AgriTech Limited to establish an organic fertiliser plant between the Ashanti and Ahafo regions, initially operating as a blending plant before transitioning to full processing within one to two years. The project aims to boost food production, reduce dependence on synthetic fertilisers, and create income opportunities for farmers by purchasing agricultural waste materials as raw materials.
28 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Chiefs in Atronie, Sunyani Municipality, have threatened to invoke their local deity to stop galamsey operators if the government fails to intervene. They report that illegal miners are destroying farmland, water bodies, and vegetation, including polluting the Amoma River, and that police and municipal assembly complaints have gone unanswered.
28 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Chiefs and residents of Atronie in the Sunyani Municipality say they will invoke their local deity against illegal miners if the government does not stop galamsey activities destroying farmlands, crops, water bodies and the Amoma River.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters, in collaboration with Coconut Federation-Ghana and AgriOne Technologies, donated coconut seedlings to the University of Ghana during its Green Week 2026 celebration to promote environmental sustainability and climate-smart agriculture. The initiative is framed as part of Ghana's horticultural sector development and precedes the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2026 scheduled for September 3–5 in Accra.
28 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Omanbapa AgriTech Limited to establish an organic fertiliser plant to boost food production and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilisers. The facility, to be located between the Ashanti and Ahafo regions, will initially operate as a blending plant before transitioning to full processing within one to two years.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have urged farmers to adopt climate-smart farming practices, including improved land preparation, drainage, crop selection, and use of weather information, to minimise crop losses from flooding. The advice follows June floods that affected farming communities in the Volta Region and other parts of Ghana.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Farmerline has announced a support package for rice farmers in Weta and Avalavi in the Ketu North Municipality after two rounds of flooding in late June 2026 destroyed rice plantations and caused estimated losses of GH₵27.1 million, affecting 1,024 farmers and out-growers.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Yara Ghana has introduced two fertiliser solutions—Yara Winner Plus and Yara Legume—designed to support production of fruits, vegetables, legumes and rice, and to help farmers improve productivity and returns on investment. The products were unveiled at a farmers' engagement in Walewale in the North East Region.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Police at Tepa have arrested two suspects over the shooting of a forest guard and destruction of a newly established forest plantation at Abesewa in the Ashanti Region during a confrontation with suspected illegal loggers. The forest guard sustained critical gunshot injuries and is receiving treatment; the local chief has appealed for military personnel to be redeployed to help protect forest reserves.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Access roads in Ho West District, Volta Region are severely damaged, affecting residents' ability to transport farm produce to market and hindering healthcare delivery. The 11-kilometre stretch connecting Ashanti Kpoeta to Kpedze has become impassable in sections, forcing farmers and traders to carry goods on foot and leaving commercial drivers unable to work.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Fruit growers and processors in Ekumfi and Asebu have praised the government and Finance Minister Ato Forson for abolishing the 20% excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices, a move announced in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to support agro-processing and local manufacturing. The associations say the removal comes at a critical time when local processors face high production costs and competition, and expect it to stimulate investment in commercial fruit farming and strengthen the value chain.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Food insecurity across Africa improved last year for the first time in a decade, with hunger rates declining from 20.3 percent in 2024 to 20 percent in 2025 and moderate or severe food insecurity falling from 58.5 to 56.6 percent, representing 8.6 million fewer people affected. Sustaining these gains will require shifting focus from reducing hunger alone to making nutritious diets affordable through investment in agricultural infrastructure and markets.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A forest guard was critically injured by gunshots from suspected illegal loggers who attempted to fell trees unlawfully at a newly established plantation in Abesewa, Ashanti Region. The plantation, established through a public-private partnership to restore degraded forest reserves, has faced repeated illegal harvesting over the past year despite efforts to stop it.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters has donated coconut seedlings to the University of Ghana Green Week 2026 to support campus tree-planting, partnering with the Coconut Federation Ghana and AgriOne Technologies to promote environmental sustainability and youth empowerment in agriculture.
27 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Friends of Nation, a civil society organisation, has piloted green climate solutions in three Western Region districts—Ellembelle, Jomoro and Nzema East—including polycarbonate roofing at Essiama Basic School, a wire mesh fence for a fish pond, and a climate education resource guide, to strengthen local government and community climate resilience and environmental justice.
27 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Women farmers in the Upper East Region face high chemical fertiliser costs (around GH₵500 per bag), limiting productivity. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is training farmers in 14 communities across the Upper East and Upper West Regions to produce and apply biochar, a sustainable soil enhancer made from farm waste.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Wenchi Zonal Director of the Fisheries Commission says illegal mining around water bodies, particularly at the Bui Dam Reservoir, is causing fish production to decline in the Bono Region. She attributed the decline to chemicals used by illegal miners that have exterminated fish and affected water quality, and called for stronger law enforcement to curb galamsey activities.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Director of COCOBOD says the Government is implementing policies to strengthen the cocoa sector and ensure farmers and the nation benefit. He noted that funds have been released for payment of cocoa beans purchased from farmers, and that those who sold cocoa before a recent producer price reduction should be paid the previous price of GH¢3,500 per bag.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →