Tag: Value addition
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Gov’t urged to make Ghana a jewelry production hub in Africa
Acting Executive Vice President and Head of Gold Fields in West Africa, Joshua Mortoti has urged the government to prioritize turning Ghana into a jewellery production hub on the continent. Ghana overtook South Africa as the continent’s largest gold producer with 4.8 million ounces in 2018 and increased the production to 5.0 million ounces in…
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Provide small cocoa processors with sustained financial support – Banks urged [Video]
Banks in the country have been charged to increase and sustain the levels of credit offered to small and medium scale cocoa processors to enable them drive the value addition agenda in the cocoa sector. Currently, major processors of cocoa in the country, who ultimately export about 70 percent of their produce are found in…
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Selling added value: The case of Wines of South Africa
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The importance of agriculture in Africa’s development agenda, as a driver of economic growth, transformation and in helping end hunger has been reiterated over the years if not decades. The 2014 Malabo Declaration for example and the re-commitment to the principles of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) (which is Africa’s policy framework for…