Local agroeconomic clusters play a crucial role in the growth and sustainability of regional economies. Moreover, by focusing on local buyers, these clusters can create a ripple effect of benefits that extends beyond the businesses themselves, touching the lives of countless individuals within the community.
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Home to about 1.4 billion people, approximately a quarter of Africa’s population is impoverished – a staggering 460 million people in the region are living below the extreme poverty line of US$1.90 a day in 2022, an egregious situation that has characterised Africa as poverty-stricken. But the truth is that Africa is not poor – the...
“A leader shouldn’t apply the rigidity of the policy but should be interested in the flexibility of the rules.”
The care-based approach is purely common-sense. The Holy Scriptures and popular religions always preach: ‘Do what you want others to do to you’. The final approach is the rule-based thinking which...
Retirement planning now – II
Retirement planning is simply defining your pension income for ‘tomorrow’ with deliberate actions and decisions necessary to achieve same. In many developing economies, pension is dreaded by many. In the case of Ghana, research indicates that only 2 out of every 100 Ghanaians retire financially...
I have found myself in numerous conversations wherein people express their concerns about their career paths with Geographic Information systems (GIS) in Africa. Many of them have encountered situations where the job offers they receive are not directly related to GIS, leaving them hesitant about deviating from their intended...
Countries may ban the exportation of certain commodities from time to time. It is not an altogether uncommon thing to do, and it may occur for several different reasons.
The length of time a commodity may remain banned is entirely relative to the reason or reasons it was banned for,...
The Kenyan Commercial Bank robbery
“NAIROBI (Reuters) - In a heist reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, Kenyan robbers spent months tunneling into the bowels of a bank located opposite a police station and stole the equivalent of half a million dollars, police said on Tuesday.
Police said they had arrested...
Intellectual Property Rights, a crucial legal framework, serve as a shield for intellectual property and intangible creations of the human mind. These include inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols used in commerce. Intellectual property rights play a pivotal role in fostering innovation and economic growth by significantly...
The economic and geopolitical exigencies globally are now characterised by the emergence of new trade agreements in response to fast-changing global dynamics. One such pact is Agenda 2063; it was adopted at a summit convened by the African Union in 2015, with the aim of setting out a plan...
