Palm oil production in Ghana has surged in recent decades, thanks to a top-down approach that may offer a preview of how the government wants to improve its agricultural sector. The country has found success in partnering with the private sector on large-scale projects. It has invested in the sector by founding and supporting the Oil Palm Research...
Crucial to the economy, Ghana’s agricultural sector is the country’s largest employer and a significant contributor to its production value. Together with economic growth opportunities, a push for a stronger food security policy has created a drive to modernise farming business in recent years. The aim is to boost yields without sacrificing jobs....
When food prices soared in 2008 and late 2010 as a result of poor harvests, growing energy costs, low stocks and climate-related problems, it sparked popular unrest across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and prompted governments to look for long-term solutions to food security. The resulting policies ranged from raising subsidies to...
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