Agric and Environment

This is second time of increasing cocoa price in the same season with the the initial increase pegging the price at GHC48,000 as announced on September 1, 2024.

According to CPC’s unaudited third-quarter financial statement, revenue fell to $31.1 million, down 3.86% from $32.3 million in the prior-year period.

The programme, which provides financial assistance to smallholder farmers at a low interest rate of 5%, has already impacted 11,000 farmers, he said.

Overall, the SB ATB trade attractiveness rankings reveal a dynamic shift in trade standings among the 10 African nations it covers, with Tanzania (moving from 8th to 4th ranking), Mozambique …

  Adnan Adams Mohammed   Last week, the World Bank Africa Pulse Report, indicated a declining inflation across the Sub-Saharan Africa nations attributing it to the effects of monetary tightening …

Mr. Kutortse noted this was the only way the country’s energy sector could be guaranteed by harnessing the power of our natural resources—sun, wind, and water—to drive our economic growth …

The levy, which was introduced in the 2024 National Budget under the Emissions Act 1112, imposes a tax on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions across several sectors, including oil and gas, …

“Our Climate Change Strategy aims to deliver measurable progress, focus our actions, and demonstrate our commitment to proactive, holistic, sustained and transparent action on climate change.”

The report said in 2023, CFI made significant strides in traceability systems, forest conservation and climate adaptation.

Ghana’s cocoa bean export value has seen a sharp decline, dropping 26.9% in the second quarter of 2024, according to data from the Ghana Statistical Service.