Climate finance in Ghana
An analysis of climate finance flows in Ghana shows that an annual average of USD 830 million was tracked in 2019 and 2020. This is a meagre 5-9% of its required investment — estimated between USD 9.3-15.5
Ghana
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Ministry releases seven hybrid maize varieties
The National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has approved seven new hybrid maize varieties to be released onto the market for cultivation
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World's first malaria vaccine will be available from 2018
More than 200 million people are diagnosed with the disease annually - killing 430,000 every year. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito
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Minerals Commission announces Online Mining Licensing System
The Minerals Commission of Ghana with support from Australian government is developing an online mining licensing system for legal miners as a move to weed out galamsey, said Isaac Abraham, Head of Public
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Accra generates 3,000 metric tonnes of waste in a day
Director of Waste Management at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Anthony Mensah, speaking on Eezy FM’s Morning Edition in Accra disclosed that the city of Accra generates 3,000 metric tonnes of waste
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Government begins reclamation of 1.5 of Ghana's land destroyed by galamsey
Government has started the process of reclaiming an estimated 1.5 per cent of the country’s land surface which has allegedly been degraded by illegal mining and other bad environmental activities. The
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US pledges $38 million to support Ghana's Agricultural sector
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US will provide 38 million dollars to support Ghana's Agricultural sector to promote the production of Cashew, Cocoa and Cereals. He said
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ADB releases GH¢450m for ‘Planting for food and Jobs’
The Agricultural Development Bank (adb) has announced a total of GH¢450 million to, among other initiatives, support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund, according to Mr
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Ghana government urged to widen net on illegal mining
Government has been urged not to concentrate solely on illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) activities but widen its scope to include activities of legally registered mining companies in its determination
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Armyworms invade cocoa farms in Ejisu-Juabeng municipality
Armyworms have invaded several cocoa farms in the Ejisu-Juaben municipality in the Ashanti region. The affected farmers say the application of pesticides to control the disease have not worked as it
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Akufo-Addo declares Accra as Africa’s cleanest city in next 4 years
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged his commitment to making Accra the cleanest city on the African continent within the next four years. According to President Akufo-Addo,