The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a UN decision to establish an annual International Day of Plant Health, an issue said to be critical in addressing global hunger as plant pests and diseases cause massive crop losses and leave millions without enough food
Agriculture
Heavy rainfall affecting agriculture activities in northern Ghana: Study
A study conducted by WaterAid Ghana, a water and sanitation focused organisation, has revealed that erratic and increasing volumes of rainfall caused by climate change is adversely affecting agriculture production in Northern Ghana
Tobacco-free farms launched in Kenya
Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free from risky tobacco farming and transition to producing more sustainable crops, through the Tobacco-Free Farms Project
Ghana to diversify agri sector with six tree crops
Ghana’s minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto said the government is planning to diversify the agriculture sector, in order to generate more revenue for national development through six tree crops
African countries to define regional agrifood systems priorities
The 32nd session of FAOs Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) is going to held from 11-14 April to define regional priorities in agrifood systems transformation