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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has called on government agencies and the private sector to pursue practical initiatives to take full advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aimed at boosting intra-African trade.
He said the benefits of intra-African trading would not fall on Ghana’s laps simply because the country is hosting the AfCFTA secretariat.
“In terms of having a concrete impact on individuals and communities, we still have quite a long way to go but we are headed in the right direction as we re-orient our thinking to become a more industrialised economy,” he said.
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It is tourism time! We arrived on a quiet Sunday night. Of course, airport formalities required that we went through another round of COVID-19 test after the ones we had in Accra had been verified.
Time to hit the ground. A hilly, well-lit cityscape welcomes us. But there were no busybodies. Kigali was asleep. A COVID-19 induced curfew ensured that. The streets were wet with drizzling as our courtesy bus meanders us through the city to the Marriot Hotel.
We were quickly checked in and dispatched to our hotel rooms. Technically, our quarantine had begun. We were not to step out. Anything we needed had to be room-serviced. After a five-hour flight, dinner was a must.
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Coconut Farmers Association, Ghana (COFAG), has appealed to the government to pay more attention to the sector to make coconut a major export earner for the country.
The association said there was the need for the government to show commitment by building the capacity of farmers in coconut cultivation and also provide them with organic fertilisers and adequate hybrid coconut seedlings annually to boost production.
According to the association, such measures would help coconut exports from the country to gain competitive advantage on the international market to rake in more foreign exchange.
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The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has partnered two international bodies to equip exporters and companies in the export trade business with the relevant skills to face emerging challenges.
The authority collaborated with the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) to launch a one-year online diploma programme in export trade aimed at building the requisite human resource for the sector.
The programme was launched yesterday as part of efforts by the export trade facilitation and promotion body to prepare businesses to take advantage of the opportunities under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The Awards brings together players of the agriculture and agro-processing industry
The Ghana Agriculture and Agro-Processing Awards have awarded som 26 companies and individuals for the immense contribution they have made towards the success of the Agricultural sector.
The Awards brings together players of the agriculture and agro-processing industry and recognizes achievements of individuals and companies that play a significant role in the development of the agribusiness sectors while recognizing the key functions within the industry that promote standards.
The event was graced by the Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture and H.E Abdulfatah Ahmed Khali Alsattari, Consular of the PalestineEmbassy Ghana.