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Launch of the Vegetable Development Project in Ghana President John Dramani Mahama recently launched the Government’s flagship programme, the Vegetable Development Project (Yeredua), at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region. This initiative is a strategic intervention aimed at transforming the vegetable sub-sector, reducing the country's reliance on imports, and enhancing food security. The launch of the Vegetable Development Project marked another significant step in the Government’s Resetting Agenda. President Mahama reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to expanding infrastructure, supporting smallholder, medium, and commercial farmers, providing mechanisation services, strengthening storage and markets, investing in agro-processing and value chains, and building a resilient, technology-enabled, inclusive agricultural sector. "With discipline, unity, and a shared sense of purpose, we will feed Ghana, we will grow Ghana, and we will transform Ghana," the President said. He not...

The Hidden Threat in Your Salad If your lunchtime salad doesn't look very appealing, there might be a scientific reason behind it. Recent findings from the University of Plymouth have raised concerns about the presence of microplastics in vegetables, prompting experts to warn about potential health risks. Scientists have discovered that dangerous microplastics can be found in the edible parts of vegetables, including radishes. This alarming discovery has sparked a new wave of research into how these tiny plastic particles are absorbed by plants during their growth process. The study focused on understanding how plastic particles enter vegetables. Using radishes as a model, researchers demonstrated that nanoplastics—some as small as one millionth of a centimeter in diameter—can infiltrate the roots of plants. These particles can then spread and accumulate in the parts of the plant we consume. Dr. Nathaniel Clark, the lead author of the study, emphasized that while the research w...