Today in History: Ghana will be self-sufficient in rice production by 2023 – Agric Minister
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto last year projected that Ghana will in 2023 be self-sufficient with the production of rice. He said this after rice production in the country jumped from 138,000 metric tonnes in 2016 to 665, 000 in 2019. The Agric Minister noted that this increase in rice production...
Ghana’s economy ranked 8th biggest in Africa
Ghana’s economy has ranked 73rd in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2019 making it the 8th largest economy in Africa. The 2020 figures are not expected for another year. According to the World Bank, Ghana’s economy stood at about US$67 billion in size in 2019, making it the...