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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…

Ghana has secured a landmark US$100 million commitment from Japanese agritech firm Degas Limited to establish Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub — a move set to transform food security, climate resilience, and rural livelihoods in West Africa. The announcement was made at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) and represents a…

A coalition of Ghanaian cocoa farmers has threatened to block officers of the national cocoa regulator, COCOBOD, from their farms in protest against the newly announced producer price for the 2025/26 season. The coalition, representing more than 300,000 farmers, argues that the fixed farmgate price of 51,660 cedis ($4,783) per ton, or 3,228 cedis…

The country’s services sector — which includes finance, insurance, trade, and education — was the main driver of growth. It surged 9.9% in Q2 2025, compared to just 2% a year earlier. Government statistician Alhassan Iddrisu explained that services alone contributed four percentage points to the total GDP growth of 6.3%. Meanwhile, non-oil GDP…

Malawi heads to the polls on 16 September 2025, but beyond the politics, the bigger question is: can the next government fix the country’s deep economic and food crisis? Since the return of multiparty democracy in 1994, Malawi has built a reputation for peaceful elections and regular transfers of power. Citizens and institutions have…

The study, “From Farm to Futures: Competition, Financialization, and Digitalization in Global Grain Value Chains,” shines a spotlight on agricultural giants ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company, COFCO, and Olam — collectively known as ABCD+. These firms, it claims, have created a powerful oligopoly that dominates global grain trading, squeezing farmers and pushing up…

South Africa’s booming agricultural sector must expand into non-traditional markets if it is to remain competitive in a changing global economy. This was the key message from industry leaders at a side event during the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, hosted by First National Bank and partners. The gathering brought together top…

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has strongly dismissed claims that cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire earn higher farmgate prices than their Ghanaian counterparts, calling such assertions misleading and factually inaccurate. In a statement issued in Accra, COCOBOD reaffirmed its commitment to farmer welfare, cocoa sector sustainability, and Ghana’s leadership in the global cocoa industry.…

Ghana is at a crossroads in its agricultural journey, with two landmark investment agreements worth a combined $6.5 billion holding the potential to shift the nation from subsistence farming to a modern agro-industrial hub. Policy think tank IMANI Center for Policy and Education has praised the initiatives — Qatar’s $1.5 billion irrigated farming project…