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Farmer Helpline Service in Ghana: Dial 0500000996

Farmer Helpline Service in Ghana: Dial 0500000996 October 31, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accra, Ghana - Delivering vital, actionable information to smallholder and commercial farmers in Ghana is essential to improving farm productivity, generating revenue and improving livelihoods especially in rural farming communities. Agriculture in Ghana is increasingly becoming more knowledge-intensive, thus having access to timely, accurate information that is tailored to specific locations and conditions is critical in helping farmers make the most of their resources in often changing circumstances. Despite significant advances in technology, farmers in Ghana remain vulnerable to climate variation, poor financial information, drought, poor harvests, weed infestations, and virulent pests. Farming techniques remain outdated, marketing costs too high, and incomes unacceptably low. In a market-oriented drive, SyeComp , a social impact Remote Sensing and digital technology for agriculture c

Launched: Africa’s Food System Forum 2023

Tanzania President launches Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, calls for inclusion of youth and women as critical drivers of Africa’s food systems agenda: Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, on Friday officially launched Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, Africa’s premier platform for advancing the agriculture and food systems agenda on the continent, at State House, Tanzania. The theme of this year’s Forum – Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation – is anchored around building back better Food Systems and Food Sovereignty. It identifies three steps needed to achieve this transformation: Recovery : a call for decisive strategies and actions to help the continent recover and rebuild its food systems following multiple crises and shocks; Regenerate : which calls for the need to regenerate the natural resources, such as soil and water, which are essential for sustainable food production, and Act : which refers to the need to take urgent action

Millet: Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Proper weed management Millet has a rather slow early growth and does not rapidly develop a dense canopy cover, which can help to smoother weeds. This makes the crop sensitive to competition by other plants during this time. Weed competition in early growth results in yield loss. Thus weed control prior to planting and until the crop has fully established is important. When the millet plants have produced enough biomass, they compete well with late-emerging weeds, when grown in dense stands. Weed control options in organic millet production Conventional farmers rely on the use of herbicides for weed control, when the need arises. Smallholder farmers strive for optimizing non-chemical preventive and direct measures to control weeds. Note: the use of herbicides is not allowed in certified organic agriculture. Preventive measures Preventive measures include i) using clean, weed-free seeds, ii) associating millet with crop(s) with good weed suppressing qualities, iii) choosing appropriate

Millet: Soil Management

General climatic and soil requirements for pearl millet Pearl millet is a warm season crop and is sensitive to frost. Temperatures of around 28 to 30 0C are regarded as suitable for crop growth. Pearl millet is generally sensitive to low temperatures during the seedling and flowering stages. The crop grows well in a wide range of rainfall regimes ranging from 200 to 1,500 mm per annum although 250 to 700 mm is considered as the ideal range. The rainfall is preferably evenly distributed throughout the growing season. Too much rainfall during flowering is reported to cause yield reductions. The seed matures best in a non-rainy, dry and cool climate. Even though millets are drought tolerant, prolonged dry spell can reduce yields signifi cantly. But its rapidly developing root system, the special mechanism of its root system to prevent desiccation during periods of moisture stress, and its high tillering capacity make pearl millet tough to drought. Millet grows well in deep to loamy sands

8th German-African Agribusiness Forum

The virtual 8th German-African Agribusiness Forum on topic: Blueprints for Successful Agriculture in Africa takes place on January 20th, 2022 . The event will explore the following topics: Best Practice and Take-Aways: Learning from Successful Investments in Africa Frameworks: Factors Making Agriculture in Africa a Success Innovative Concepts: Adapting Business Approaches to Africa Link to register: https://www.afrikaverein.de/insight-africa/news/registration-open-8th-german-african-agribusiness-forum/ Media Partner : Agriculture in Africa Media | Email : newswire@agricinafrica.com

Fonio: Pre-Planting

Selection of suitable cultivars For good results farmers should select the most suitable cultivars, as this determines, to some extent, the yield that can be obtained from the crop. Cultivars should be selected according to the length of the local growing period, their resistance to lodging, pests, diseases and shattering, as well as their yield potential. In the last years, fi rst improved cultivars have been released in West African countries, including fi ve cultivars in the Benin Republic with an early to medium growing period and good yield potentials. Further breeding efforts and proper plant seed selection may result in improved stability of tillers to prevent lodging, provide reduced photoperiod-sensitivity and larger grain size. Factors to consider when selecting suitable cultivars for cultivation include: Length of the growing period: Fonio plants reach maturity and are ready for harvesting from 8 weeks upwards after sowing. Ideally, the growing period of the selected culti

5 Steps to Setting Up Agro Input Shops in Ghana

Step 1 : Participate in Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified training. Basic level certification required Step 2 : You need a stationary structure with location address. You are not allowed to sell on trucks or moving vehicles Step 3 : Register with the Registrar General's Department for certificate to operate an input shop Step 4 : Go back to EPA and apply for a license ( estimated cost: 400 Ghana Cedis. Annual renewal). Kindly confirm the actual amount with the relevant officer in charge Step 5 : Subscribe to Agriculture in Ghana Media for news on Ghana's agro input sector and keep yourself updated. News subscription is free and always will be. As an agro-input dealer, you need to be truthful to your farmers and sell them quality and approved agri-inputs. We recommend you sell products from CropLife Ghana member companies to be assured of farmer clients and profits. Email : Editor@agricinghana.com

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