Ghana’s forest cover is under serious threat, with the nation losing approximately 120,000 hectares of the forest cover annually, statistics released by the Forestry Commission (FC) has indicated.

For Ghanaian farmers, the right equipment is the cornerstone of success. Whether you're cultivating acres of maize, tending ...

they were unable to find any effects on biodiversity in the cocoa plantations. The results were published in the journal Ecological Economics. Ghana is the second largest cocoa producer in the ...

A team of scientists is trying to understand how the trees of the Bobiri forest reserve in southern Ghana react to extreme ...

Ghana’s repeated financial struggles have led it to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 17 times in its 68-year history, a pattern that former Unilever Ghana boss says must end.

Ghana is on a path to generating billions of dollars in revenue through plantations. However, this can only be achieved when ...

Child labour on cocoa plantations in Ghana (pt 2/3) videoChild labour on cocoa plantations in Ghana (pt 2/3) Hazel travels to the village of Akyem Ofoase. Here she meets 11-year-old Patrick who ...

Charcoal production near Chiana, Kassena Nankana District – Ghana. Image by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). “In such cases, acacia plantations serve as a green belt to prevent ...

Presenter Hazel Lindsey travels from England to West Africa, to investigate the use of child labour on cocoa plantations in Ghana. She travels to the village of Akyem Ofoase, about five hours from ...