Manganese
25 Mar 2008 Ghana is one of the world's leading exporters of manganese; however, only 279,000 tons were produced in 1992, compared w..- 114
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Forestry
25 Mar 2008 Forests cover about one-third of Ghana's total area, with commercial forestry concentrated in the southern parts of the..- 110
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Currency
25 Mar 2008 One of the most pressing economic problems faced by all postindependence Ghanaian governments was the overvaluation of ..- 113
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Diamonds
25 Mar 2008 The government also is trying to expand Ghana's diamond mining industry, which has produced primarily industrial grade ..- 113
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Gold
25 Mar 2008 Ghana has produced and exported gold for centuries. In precolonial times, present-day Ghana was one source of the gold ..- 114
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Food Crops and Livestock
21 Mar 2008 The main food crops are corn, yams, cassava, and other root crops. Despite government efforts to encourage farmers to s..- 109
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Other Commercial Crops
21 Mar 2008 The main industrial crops are palm oil, cotton, rubber, sugar cane, tobacco, and kenaf, the latter used in the producti..- 96
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Cocoa
21 Mar 2008 Cocoa production occurs in the forested areas of the country-- Ashanti Region, Brong-Ahafo Region, Central Region, East..- 104
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Agriculture
21 Mar 2008 Agriculture is Ghana's most important economic sector, employing more than half the population on a formal and informal..- 109
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Labor
21 Mar 2008 Despite the revival of the export sector, most Ghanaians continued to find employment with the government or to rely on..- 105
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The Economy
20 Mar 2008 GHANA'S ECONOMY HAS LEFT an indelible imprint on the country's social and political structures. Just as the presence of..- 110
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Structure of the Economy
20 Mar 2008 Most government efforts to restore the productivity of the Ghanaian economy have been directed toward boosting the count..- 107
