The cry by yam farmers especially in the Northern Region in the last quarter of 2016 to date has been loud. The price of yam has significantly declined and many farmers risk losing their investments.

Israel’s Yam Pro Energy signed a partnership with Indian business conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group to begin production on the world’s first commercial-scale wave energy power station in ...

According to the report, post-harvest losses of tomato, yam, mango, citrus and chilies accounted for the loss. Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar organised by the embassy on food loss, Lead ...

1Yet, Ghana contributed 94% of the total yams exported from West Africa and 22% of global exports in 2019. Exports of yam tubers reached a record-high of $48million last year, according to data ...

Fresh yam has since November 20, 2002 been classified as a traditional export commodity, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Tuesday.

The chiefs and people of the Asogli Traditional Area in Ghana celebrated their annual Yam Festival with a grand durbar at Ho, the Volta Regional Capital, about 165 km northeast of Ghana's capital ...

The chiefs and residents of the Asogli area in Ghana celebrated their annual traditional Yam Festival praying for good harvest and prosperity in Ho city of the Volta region, about 165 km southeast ...

By Kingsley MamoreKpareKpare (O/R) Feb. 05, GNA – A destructive bushfire has razed down another yam barn at KpareKpare, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region ...

Israeli company Yam Pro Energy last week signed a $180 million MOU with Shapoorji Pallonji Group, owners of the TATA Group, to build a wave energy power station in Ghana. The station must be ...

The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter, says it is set to host the annual Igbo Day/New Yam festival on Sept. 19, in the country.

Ghana is ranked 1st in the world in terms of the value of yam exports ($37.6m) followed by Jamaica ($37.5m) and the USA ($27.1m).

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Monday said all commercial yam exports should be prohibited for 90 days with immediate effect.