Chemical fertilizer produces 300 times more harmful chemicals than carbon emission.

The best of PLO Lumumba on Africa's leaders.

Farming communities struggle as deforestation takes a toll on livelihoods.

Peasant farmers in urban areas urge gov't to prioritize their needs.

Agriculture is an important contributor to Ghana’s export earnings, and a major source of inputs for manufacturing. But agriculture has seen a recent reduction in growth, which needs to be reversed. The latest edition of the Ghana Economic Update recommends reforms to include increasing the efficiency and quality of public spending in agriculture and improving regulatory framework to attract more private investment into the sector.

Illegal mining threatens cocoa production.

Peasant Farmer Association calls for more government support.