With a huge potential for a robust fisheries supply system that includes a marine coastline of 550 kilometres, abundant fresh water bodies, dams and reservoirs, Ghana is able to meet just a little over half of her yearly fish requirements of 771000 metric tonnes. The about 40 percent shortfall...
Growing up as children, most of our parents had home (backyard) gardens, and would usually take us there to weed and prune, among other farm practices. Mum would usually send us to get her ‘Nkontomire’ from the garden. Our elder brothers would also be asked to get some cassava...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has been singled out for applause by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Bank of Ghana (BoG), and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) for its comprehensive cocktail of financial facilities for businesses and infrastructure development projects in Ghana and on the continent.
According to the state...
I have always held this impression that leadership is a science. It is scientific in the sense that, it deals with knowledge of the physical world through experimentation, hypothesis, collection of data, analysing of data and coming out with the needed recommendation which are relevant for human development. Once...
through Cocoa Horizons, Beyond Chocolate, Aldi South, IDH partnership
Over 500 cocoa farmers in Ghana have been supported to obtain land rights documentation for their farms. This forms part of the Cocoa Household Income Diversification Project undertaken by Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Ltd. - a member of the Barry Callebaut...
Africa loses about US$88.6 billion which is 3.7 per cent of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP), annually through Illicit Financial Flows, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has stated in its 2021 Economic Development in Africa Report.
The High-Level Panel, HLP on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and...
Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund.
The Fund which is open to journalists, filmmakers, content producers, visual and performing artists also has the propensity to amplify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa.
Named after African business leader and...
Ghana needs a holistic policy environment encompassing both labor supply and demand side interventions says a new World Bank Group Report. Among various recommendations, the report calls for programs that incorporate new skills required by employers such as basic digital and soft skills into the education system; as well...
Why did Ghana opt for financial assistance in 2014?
Ghana has been a member of the IMF since September 1957, and has benefitted from several technical and financial assistance from the fund. Notable IMF programmes Ghana has benefitted from include the Stand-By Agreement (SBA) in 1966, the Structural Adjustment...
Ogilvy Africa has unveiled FEED 2.0 for brands and businesses in Africa. It represents the latest in its innovative digital products designed to provide data insights and tailored solutions to solve real challenges for businesses and consumers.
Originally launched in 2020, FEED 2.0 is the latest upgrade that offers real-time...