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The launch of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Accra recently raises questions about government’s determination to reduce or ban the importation of frozen chicken into the country. The quick-service restaurant brand is owned by US-based…

Adwoa Kesewa is 19-years-old. She has to drop out of Junior High School(JHS) when she got pregnant. Her 21-year-old boyfriend Kwesi Prah also a school drop-out, suggested abortion, but Adwoa refused, citing the fear of death and the fact…

Ghana's poultry farmers are struggling to survive crippling competition from their counterparts in developed countries as the country imports $200 million worth of chicken every year. The major factors behind the declining state of…

For most developing countries, international development assistance (IDA) or aid is a very important component of national budgets without which a lot of development projects in health, education, water and sanitation, security,…

The domestic alternative energy policy in the US seems to rotate on semantics and adding words to other words to make it look like something is going on. However, the truth of the matter is, energy policy is as defunct as ever and on most…

Undoubtedly, the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) limited since its establishment in 2002, has provided good transport service to majority of Ghanaians both at the rural and urban centres. When MMT buses begun plying on our roads in Ghana…

Microfinance in Ghana has proven to be a powerful tool for promoting inclusive economic growth and employment generation. The last decade has seen micro-credit loans improve the economic lives of at least three million Ghanaians. The fact…

Slowly but surely, an extraordinarily important new industry is slowly taking shape, with the potential to transform the global economy. After years of existing largely as an environmentalist's fantasy, commercial production of biofuels…

Today, 27 July in Trafalgar Square, London, President Rogge of the International Olympic Committee will address elite sports men and women around the world.  He will invite them to form teams ready to compete at the London 2012 Olympic…

Inadequate access to finance in agricultural development and agribusiness is undoubtedly one of the major challenges affecting agricultural innovation systems in Africa. In Ghana like many sub-Saharan countries, inadequate access to credit…