U.S.$40 Million Loan for Ghana Fish Farming Project
GHANA - Mrs. Gladys Asmah, Minister for Fisheries has announced that the Ministry of Fisheries is to contract a 40 million US dollar loan from Chinese Government to begin a 2,000 hectare fish farming project on River Pra at Shama in the Western Region,...

Ghana's Youth Urged to Adopt Aquaculture
GHANA - According to joy Online, Nana Owusu Tenase, Saamanhene of Assin Atandasu Traditional area, has called on the youth to consider current shortage of fish supply in the country as a challenge to invest in fish farming.

AGA Invests $.5m In Aquaculture
GHANA - ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (AGA), the largest Gold mining company in the Ghana, has invested $550,000 in an ultra-modern aquaculture project at Humasi, a small farming community in the Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.

New Fisheries regulations before parliament soon
GHANA - New Fisheries Regulations, which are aimed at enhancing the effective implementation of the Fisheries Act 625 of 2002 will soon be put before Parliament for approval, Mrs. Gladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries has announced.

Fish farmers urged to refrain from unhelpful practices
GHANA - The District Chief Executive Officer of the Damgbe West District Assembly Mr. Michael Teye-adjowera Nortey has urged fish farmers in the district to work hard and desist from all negative practices.

Ministry of Fisheries assists fish farmers in Wassa West District
GHANA - Gladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries presented a back-hoe excavator and compactor, worth more than GH¢160,000 (1.6 billion cedis) to members of Wassa West District Fish Farmers Association at Tarkwa.

Ministry to provide refrigeration at fish landing sites
GHANA - Government has committed seven million euros from funds allocated from the Second Spanish Protocol towards the construction of six cold stores and refrigeration facilities at some fishing sites, Minister of Fisheries, Mrs Gladys Asmah has sai...

Micro credit support for fish farmers
GHANA - The Minister for Fisheries, Mrs Gladys Asmah, has reiterated government's commitment to helping fish farmers to boost aquaculture production.

Government keen on meeting national fish production target
CHANA - Government has initiated programmes to meet national target on fish production, said Mr Khalid Syalih, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of Fisheries.

Liberian refugees receive training in aquaculture
GHANA - Fifty Liberians refugees have been trained in aquaculture to enable them to engage in fish farming as a source of income when they return home.

Govt invests in fish farming
GHANA - In recent years Ghana's Ministry of Fisheries has disbursed about ¢30 billion to industry in the form of outboard motors and micro credits to the nation's fishermen.

AngloGold Ashanti commissions aquaculture project
GHANA - An aquaculture project comprising a suite of fish growth schemes integrated with livestock rearing, a year-round leafy vegetable farming and ecotourism has been commissioned at Homase in the Amansie Central District of Ashanti.

Ministry of Fisheries to assist fish farmers
GHANA - The Ministry of Fisheries is determined to assist individuals and groups to go into large scale fish farming in view of the depleting marine fish catches.

Ghana identified as a good ground for aquaculture business
GHANA - Mrs. Gladys Asmah, Minister for Fisheries on Tuesday called on Ghanaians entrepreneurs to position themselves to partner foreign investors in the aquaculture industry since Ghana has been identified as a good site for aquaculture business. She...

Ghana banks urged to support aquaculture
GHANA - Mrs Gladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries, on Wednesday appealed to financial institutions to set up an Aquaculture Development Fund to assist entrepreneurs who desired to go into fish farming.