KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT NON-FARM ACTIVITIES AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN RURAL GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF ASSIN-SOUTH DISTRICT BY CALEB NAT WOOD 4599110 CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION Poverty is the condition of having insufficient
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cocoa exports from Ghana Accepted 28 October 2013 Boansi David Center for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn‚ Germany. Author E-mail: boansidavid@rocketmail.com Tel.:+4915218152877 To formulate future cocoa policy prescriptions and ensure continuous contribution of the subsector to poverty reduction‚ income generation and growth of the agriculture sector‚ the present study analyzed the export performance and determinants of cocoa exports from Ghana. The Revealed Comparative
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closer to the ideal type of a just society than others. Investigations and explanations of this observation that fail to take into account colonial relations and their lasting legacies miss a crucial part of the puzzle. In examining the cases of Ghana and India in their contemporary context‚ we encounter an amalgamation of factors resulting in their current underdeveloped (as Gunder Frank terms it) states. Following Gunder Frank’s analysis‚ this will be a primarily economics-centered discussion
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STRATEGIES FOR FINANCING REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA by Benjamin Appiagyei Nkyi (BSc. Architecture‚ P. G. Dip Architecture) A Thesis submitted to the Department of Building Technology‚ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY Faculty of Architecture and Building Technology College of Architecture and Planning June 2012 Acknowledgements It has been a long 4 years‚ but they would have
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Mali was not an Islamic kingdom originally. The kingdom of Kangaba which would grow into the mighty empire of Mali‚ is thought to have been founded about 1000 AD. It was within the empire of (Ancient) Ghana‚ to whom they had to pay tribute. When Ghana came apart due to outside attacks and inside revolts‚ eventually it was taken over by the Fulani of Takrur‚ led by Sumanguru. 1230-1240 AD‚ the people of Kangaba‚ angered by the harsh rule of Sumanguru‚ made a bid for independence‚ under the leadership
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MASTER OF TELECOMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT THESIS TOPIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR WIMAX FOR RURAL AREAS IN GHANA THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF TELECOMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYLVESTER AGYEN KWADWO NTIAMOAH-SARPONG SUPERVISOR HANS BRONS FEBUARY 2011 [Type text] Page i SUMMARY The popularity of broadband Internet access services has increased significantly among the Ghanaian households during the past few years. At the same time‚ the development
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and Ghana are both producers and exporters of palm oil in the world. The path of their industries diverged in the early stage of development‚ and eventually went in opposite directions. Malaysian industry has been dynamic and successful‚ and Ghana‚ inactive and limited. Malaysia and Ghana had different industry structures‚ and different market orientations. Because the oil palm tree is indigenous to West Africa‚ the fruit of the palm tree was well known and used by natives of southern Ghana for
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enhance the nation’s competitiveness and maintain an edge over its competitors. The development of automobile has changed the function of a road from facility provider mainly for commerce to a public utility serving all the mankind. The road users in Ghana have become more educated‚ better informed‚ more internalized and as Ghanaian economy become more and more knowledge based‚ their demand for high quality services expends with the increase in customers’ buying power. They need not only required a
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ID: 207DE02002696 NAME: NII AYI KOME THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON COCOA PRODUCTION IN GHANA FROM 2006 TO 2010 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study For 66 years‚ Ghana was the largest producer of cocoa beans in the world. However‚ during the 1977/78 season‚ this position was lost by the country. Today‚ La Cote d’Ivoire‚ Ghana’s direct neighbor is the largest producer of the crop in the world‚ producing about 1.2 million metric tonnes. In terms of cocoa exports‚ Cote
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Mobile Number Portability in Ghana First Year Report National Communications Authority July 18‚ 2012 Mobile Number Portability in Ghana - First Year Report - July 18‚ 2012 Key Points Mobile Number Portability (MNP)‚ a system which allows mobile subscribers to change from one network to another without changing any part of their mobile number‚ was launched in Ghana on July 7‚ 2011. In the first year of MNP operation‚ 370‚107 mobile numbers have been
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