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The majority of Ghana's income and jobs are produced directly and indirectly by the land, which is a vital resource for our nation's prosperity. It sustains the provision of ecosystem services as well as the agricultural, forestry, and fishing livelihoods of the vast majority of people, particularly those living in rural areas. [1]
One of the challenges to Ghana's agricultural economy is its lack of transportation. [37] Transportation is fundamental to the distribution of crops and livestock. Ghana has seen its economic growth slow down in recent years, particularly its agricultural market. Transportation helps farmers link their products to local consumers.
Alongside environmental reasons, Ghana encountered economic difficulties, such as elevated inflation, diminished agricultural production, and increasing unemployment. The problem was exacerbated by the repatriation of over one million Ghanaians expelled from Nigeria in 1983, who returned to discover already limited food resources. [ 1 ]
Water resources in Ghana are already affected by climate variability, and are highly vulnerable to climate change.Climate change may affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption at a given time, [10] as well as for agriculture, industry, and hydropower.
Ghana became a recognized, independent country in 1957. [4] While under the colonial rule of Great Britain, Ghana's agricultural structure was engineered to produce lucrative crops (palm oil in the 19th century and cocoa in the 20th century [2] [3]) for the profit of the British mainland.
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) is a government initiative implemented under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in Ghana. The primary objective of this project is to enhance agricultural productivity and production on both smallholder and nucleus farms in specific project intervention areas within Ghana.
The Ghana National Agricultural Export has drastically contributed to the growth and economy of the Ghana nation from a monitored, checked and properly executed policies, procedures and regulations. In 2024, Ghana banned grain exports due to looming food shortages. [1]
Ghana became the largest gold-producing country in Africa after overtaking South Africa in 2019. [29] The country is also the second-largest cocoa producer (after Ivory Coast). [30] Ghana is rich in diamonds, manganese or manganese ore, bauxite, and oil. Most of its debt was cancelled in 2005, but government spending was later allowed to balloon.