Land ownership and transactions are among the largest obstacles to the development of Ghana’s agricultural sector. Smallholder farms of less than 3 ha continue to account for around 90% of agricultural producers, with traditional land ownership structures acting as an impediment to attempts to consolidate arable land into larger tracts that...
Even as Ghana’s oil and gas industry continues to expand, the agricultural sector remains a vital contributor to economic activity, employing more than half of the working population. The country cultivates a rich array of staples and cash crops, and is the second-largest producer worldwide of cocoa.
Cocoa has traditionally accounted for a significant proportion of Ghana’s GDP, and while other commodities like gold and oil now bring in more money, cocoa remains a key contributor to rural development. According to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), agriculture contributes around 40% of Ghana’s export earnings, with cocoa...
Tomatoes constitute one of Morocco’s main fresh exported agricultural produce and a key revenue earner. Between 2007-08 and 2012-13, Morocco exported an average of 414,277 tonnes of tomatoes annually, accounting for 33% of production. Europe remains the kingdom’s primary trading partner in this segment, absorbing about 350,000 tonnes of the...
Demand for fertilisers has increased in recent years, prompted by the ambitious Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV) strategy to develop and modernise Moroccan agriculture. Chief among the PMV’s objectives is the target to bring annual fertiliser consumption up from its current 900,000 tonnes to 2m tonnes by 2020. Today, Morocco’s use of...
In 2013 foodstuffs accounted for more than 15% of the country’s total exports. Fresh fruits and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, and fresh and canned seafood constitute Morocco’s three main exported food categories. Overall, Europe takes in up to 63% of the kingdom’s exported food goods and the country has been increasingly looking...
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