The palm oil industry is coming full circle in West Africa. The commodity was first produced in the region as early as the 16th century and commercial trade began in 1820. In the mid-19th century traders transported planting materials from Ghana to Asia, where the climate proved highly conducive for growth. The industry boomed in this new location, leaving Africa behind...
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Articles & Analysis | The region is returning to the fore as a palm oil producer from The Report: Ghana 2014
Articles & Analysis | Much-needed improvements in recordkeeping are on the way from The Report: Ghana 2014
While there is plenty of fertile land available for agriculture in Ghana – an estimated 6.1m ha of its 13.6m ha of agricultural land is not cultivated at present – land acquisition remains a challenging process.
Articles & Analysis | A state-backed modernisation drive has the potential to reinvigorate a key sector from The Report: Ghana 2014
As the foundation of Ghana’s economy, agriculture employs more than half of the population and is a key focus for the country’s inclusive economic development agenda. Yet as the industrial and services sectors have strengthened in recent years, agriculture’s contribution to overall GDP has steadily declined, falling from 32% in 2009 to 22% in 2013. The government’s...
Cocoa production in Ghana is expected to receive a fillip in the current crop season with a substantial price hike for farmers and a new funding deal likely to encourage growth at a time when the global climate for cocoa remains uncertain and Ghana's output has dropped.
Innovative agricultural initiatives launched in Brunei Darussalam, such as developing new rice hybrids and growing plants in water, underline how agro-technology can edge the Sultanate closer to its goal of food self-sufficiency.
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Ghana 2014
As the foundation of Ghana’s economy, agriculture employs more than half of the population and is a key focus for the country’s inclusive economic development agenda. Ghana has 13.6m ha of agricultural land, and cocoa and maize account for the largest areas planted, with 1.6m ha and 1m ha, respectively. Yet as the industrial and services sectors have strengthened in recent years, agriculture’s...