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From Gardens to Global Markets: Ghana Urged to Build a Billion-Euro Horticulture Export Industry.
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Ghana’s Registrar-General, Ms. Grace Ama Issahaque, has called on entrepreneurs to transform the country’s modest horticulture industry into a billion-euro export powerhouse, citing models from Kenya and the Netherlands as benchmarks of success. Speaking at the 13th Ghana Garden and Flower Show at Efua Sutherland Children’s Park (Sept 20–28), themed “Urban Places, Green Spaces,”…
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Senegal Opens Onion Imports to Stabilize Market Despite Record 2025 Harvest.
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Senegal has authorized onion imports from September 19 to December 31, 2025, to maintain a stable domestic supply, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in partnership with the Market Regulation Agency (ARM) and the Senegal Onion Interprofessional Organization (IPOS). Onions are Senegal’s most cultivated, consumed, and traded vegetable, making…
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Empowering Women Farmers: Key to Food Security and Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Women make up nearly half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood workforce yet remain locked out of critical resources like land, water, and decision-making power, according to a new FAO report released in collaboration with the University of Greenwich’s Natural Resources Institute (NRI) and African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). Women in Agrifood Systems:…
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Ghana’s Economy Expands 6.3% in Q2 2025, Services and Agriculture Lead Growth.
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Ghana’s economy recorded a 6.3% growth rate in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 5.7% in Q2 2024, according to Acting Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu. The growth reflects strong momentum in the services and agriculture sectors, offsetting sharp declines in oil and gas. Agriculture: Farmers Driving Recovery Agriculture grew 5.2% in Q2…
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Africa’s Sahel: Unlocking Food Systems Transformation for Jobs, Resilience, and Global Food Security.
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Speaking at the Africa Food Systems Forum Special Event: Sahel Government–UN Food Systems Transformation Alliance, Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), stressed that food insecurity is now a global crisis, with nearly 700 million people undernourished in 2024—one of the highest figures in decades. Africa’s Paradox: Food Basket Potential…
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Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: Youth, Innovation, and Soil Health at the Heart of Transformation.
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The Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum 2025, held under the theme “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation and Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation”, concluded with a strong call for innovation, investment, and inclusive leadership to transform the continent’s food systems. Hosted at the CICAD and Diamniadio Expo Center, the six-day event brought together over 6,000…
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Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: Youth, Innovation, and Soil Health at the Heart of Transformation.
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The Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum 2025, held under the theme “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation and Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation”, concluded with a strong call for innovation, investment, and inclusive leadership to transform the continent’s food systems. Hosted at the CICAD and Diamniadio Expo Center, the six-day event brought together over 6,000…
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Zimbabwe Ups 2025 Economic Growth Forecast to 6.6% on Strong Tobacco and Gold Performance.
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Zimbabwe has revised its 2025 economic growth forecast upward to 6.6%, beating its earlier projection of 6%. The new outlook is driven by a bumper tobacco harvest and a rally in global gold prices, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced on Friday. The update reflects a major rebound for the commodity-dependent economy, which grew just…
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Ghana and Morocco Strengthen Ties to Boost Fertilizer Production, Agro-Processing, and Jobs
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Accra, July 16, 2025 — Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, hosted a high-level Moroccan delegation led by H.E. Abderrahim Cherrab to advance bilateral cooperation in job-creating sectors. The discussions focused on fertilizer production, agro-processing, and industrial investments—three critical areas that can accelerate shared economic growth for both nations. Announcing the…
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West Africa Pushes for Seed Market Integration as Stakeholders Meet in Accra.
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Stakeholders in the West African and Sahelian seed sector are meeting in Accra from September 15–17, 2025, to review progress on harmonized regulations designed to ease the circulation of certified seeds across the region. The 10th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Seed and Seedling Committee of West Africa and the Sahel (CRSPAO) brings together…