Agriculture constitutes 40 percent of Ghana's annual income as measured by global domestic product, and employs 60 percent of its workforce, according to the Ministry of Agriculture
amounts to as much as 40 percent of the country's foreign exchange reserves, but only to five percent of GDP, according to World Bank figures.
Under the current mining and minerals law, passed in 1986, the state owns all the country's mineral wealth and the Ministry of Mines and Energy can grant mining rights to companies, giving communities no say in the process.
The law protects mining firms with a gamut of fiscal incentives such as exemptions of import duties for mining equipment, rights groups say.
Microfinance encompasses the provision of financial services and the management of small amounts of money through a range of products and a system of intermediary functions that are targeted at low income clients[3]. It includes loans, savings, insurance, transfer services and other financial products and services.
The Rural and Community Banks,
Savings and Loans Companies
Financial NGOs
Primary Societies of CUA
Susu Collectors Association of GCSCA
Development and commercial banks with microfinance programs and linkages
The source of water distributed by these vendors is often unknown and the safety cannot be guaranteed. The water is often hard, so it is used for domestic chores.
The search for good sources of water has led to the boom in the manufacture of 500ml sachet water popularly known as 'pure water'. It is highly patronised as a clean source of drinking water although most manufacturers do not follow strict standards of production.