Eat what we grow
The Ghanaian government has launched an innovative campaign to get the public to eat locally produced rice, in an effort to offset the negative impacts of cheap imports. A spicy scent wafts through the...
View ArticleHard currency
Tourism in Ghana is on the up and the foreigners are bringing in much-needed hard currency. Elmina Castle – the notorious former slave holding fort – is now a destination for daytrippers. Plans to...
View ArticleForeign flavours
Rice and chicken is a signature dish in Ghana. But Ghana's farmers find they can't compete with cheap cuts of meat from the European Union or subsidised rice from the US. The Ghanaian government is...
View ArticleRisky business
Being a self-made man or woman is something many dream of – and enterprise is at the heart of many economies. In Ghana, the government has told banks they should design their loans to help get small...
View ArticleMining a rich seam of protest
Ghana, where gold mines have long drawn foreigners with an eye on the quick buck is under pressure to be more careful with the profits from its precious metal. Fifty years ago, after gaining...
View ArticleToothless tigers to tackle corruption
Ghana, one of Africa's most vibrant democracies, is plagued by corruption despite economic governance receiving high public attention. Charity Binka asks whether Ghanaian anti-corruption institutions...
View ArticleGhana: Taxation, what’s in it for me?
Ghana’s government is keen to raise more income from tax. To achieve this, its president, former tax professor John Atta Mills wants to widen the country’s tax base. Over the past 30 years successive...
View ArticleReporting research: using evidence for effective journalism
Overview Researchers working for universities, governments or private companies are doing vital investigation into issues – such as clean water, food security and sexual health – that directly affect...
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Climate Change Media Partnership
The impacts of climate change are far reaching, with those living in poverty most vulnerable. Within this century hundreds of millions of people will be exposed to water scarcity, malnutrition, the...
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Tax matters: is tax the key to development?
Tax collection is crucial in helping poor countries escape aid dependency and poverty, according to MPs on the House of Commons International Development Committee. The cross-party committee, which...
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