Ghana

Currency: Cedi (GHS)

Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Major Cities: Accra

Ghana is a Western African country sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. The country’s climate is tropical-warm and dry along the coast and hot and dry in the north-with a terrain that is largely low plains. 

With a population of approximately 30 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria. The major ethnic groups of the country include the Akan, Mole-Dagbon, Ewe, and Ga-Dangme, with the English language regarded as the official language of the country.Ghana operates a unitary and presidential system of government that is administratively divided into 16 regions, including Accra, the country’s capital.  The country’s economy is a market-based economy dominated by the agricultural sector which accounts for 20 percentof the country’s GDP and employs over 50 percent of the labor force. The country is also the second-largest producer of cocoa which is a major source of foreign exchange to the economy along with other commodities such as gold and petroleum. The major problems facing the country include public sector corruption and youth unemployment challenge.

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Timber Resources (Legality Licensing) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Lands

The regulations set out to check and combat international trade (import and export) of illegal timber products in and out of Ghana and illegal logging operations.

Ghana • 2012 • Forestry and Wildlife

Minerals and Mining (General) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Lands

The general regulations on minerals and mining borders around recruitment of expatriates, training of Ghanaians and preference for local products, exportation, sale and disposal of minerals, mineral rights, reconnaissance operations, and other miscellaneous provisions.

Ghana • 2012 • Mining

Education Strategic Plan (ESP 2010-2020) Volume 2

Ghana, Ministry of Education

This represents Volume 2 of the ESP 2010-2020, highlighting strategies and work programmes. It aims to ensure integration of investment in education with national and regional policies and efforts. The plan is to assist in...

Ghana • 2012 • Education

Education Strategic Plan (ESP 2010-2020) Volume 1

Ghana, Ministry of Education

Volume 1 of the ESP 2010-2020 highlights the policy briefs, strategies, deliveries, and finance. It spells out the Government’s education sector plan for the decade. The fifth instalment of the ESP has 10 policy goals...

Ghana • 2012 • Education

Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012

Ghana, Government

This is an Act to establish arrangements for the political transfer of administration from one democratically elected president to another democratically elected president, to provide for the regulation of the political transfer of power and...

Ghana • 2012 • Governance and Democracy

Referral Policy and Guidelines

Ghana, Ministry of Health

These guidelines address the lack of harmonization of the referral system and standard procedures that define roles and responsibilities of the referring and receiving health facilities. It has an overarching goal to ensure continuous and...

Ghana • 2012 • Health

National Broadband Policy And Implementation Strategy

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

The aim of this broadband policy is to foster the development of broadband ecosystem, capable of sustaining broadband infrastructure and networks development that support affordable adoption by all Ghanaians.

Ghana • 2012 • Information, Communication and Technology

Agriculture in Ghana, Facts and Figures

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

This policy gives a general overview of Ghana’s agriculture. It shows facts, figures, geography, and a demographic background of the country as it pertains to agriculture. It also contains details about the country’s farm population,...

Ghana • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Republic of Ghana Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Development Plan (2011-2016).

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The development plan notes the contribution of the sector to the economy and livelihood of Ghanaian citizens. It acknowledges the underdevelopment of the value chain. The development plan is conceived as the implementation plan for...

Ghana • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONE Policy for Managing Freshwater Bodies in Ghana

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The policy serves to address land issues contributing to the degrading and drying up of rivers and streams. It hopes to tackle challenges with preservation and conservation of Ghana’s water resources. The buffer policy harmonises...

Ghana • 2011 • Forestry and Wildlife

Special Incentives for Strategic/Major Investments

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

This policy acknowledges the need for a comprehensive irrigation policy to coordinate and guide irrigation development in the country. It addresses the problems, constraints and opportunities, which cut across the whole irrigation sub-sector; It specifically...

Ghana • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Masterplan Study on the Oil Palm Industry in Ghana (MASDAR)

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The MASDAR represents a useful strategy to industry stakeholders: it serves as a practical and achievable strategy for the growth of the oil palm industry in the nearest future. It shows the overview of the...

Ghana • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2011, Act 815

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act passed by parliament to provide a framework for the collection and management of petroleum revenue in an accountable and sustainable manner.

Ghana • 2011 • Finance

Biosafety Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation

This act aims to ensure safe handling and overall management of genetically modified organisms that may have adverse effects on general health and environment. The act does not apply to genetically modified organisms that are...

Ghana • 2011 • Environment and Climate Change

Environmental Sanitation Policy (Revised)

Ghana, Local Government and Rural Development

The revised environmental sanitation policy sets the gaze of the government on attaining the goals enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It seeks to address the challenges and deficiencies of the 1999 policy. The...

Ghana • 2010 • Environment and Climate Change

Plants and Fertilizer Act

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The Act provides for seeds and fertilizer control, and for plant protection. It establishes the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services, the Plant Protection Advisory Council, the National Seed Council, the Technical and Variety Release Committee,...

Ghana • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development