Alliance Motors invest $2.7 billion in Ghana | GGAgriculture

Alliance Motors Ghana, the new custodian for Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in Ghana, on Thursday announced ambitious plans to invest 2.75 billion dollars in products and facilities to sustain growth of the company.

The Company, which had completed the take-over of franchise facilities from Fairlop and PHC Motors Limited to support Jaguar and Land Rover customers with servicing of vehicles, is expected to roll out the investment package from now to March 2014 financial year. Alliance Motors Ghana has ambitious plans within the Ghana motor industry. The country has significant demand for Land Rover products and a booming economy that will support Jaguar growth.

GG Agriculture - Invest in Ghana Country Profile

From Ghana’s total land area of 23.9 million hectares, about 57% is suitable for agricultural purposes. Agriculture contribution to GDP over the years has shown a steady reduction from 35.4% in 2006 to 34.3 in 2007 and to 33.59% in 2008.


The growth rate of the sector however doesn‘t show any clear trend. The growth rate reduced from 4.5% in 2006 to 4.3% in 2007 and increased to 5.17% in 2008.

Ending hunger in Africa | Growth Green Agriculture (GG Agriculture)

Ministers and senior delegates from five African Nations met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva ahead of a High-Level meeting of African and international leaders in Addis Ababa next June set to create a renewed partnership for intensifying efforts to end hunger in Africa.

"There is an enormous window of opportunity," for eradicating hunger in the continent, Graziano da Silva told a side-event organized during a week-long Session of FAO's governing Council here. The key lies in capitalizing on the successes of the many African countries who have already found solutions for food insecurity and malnutrition.

Ghana invites Turkish investment | Growth Green Agriculture (GG Agriculture)

Ghana's presidency official Ahmed said they had fertile cotton fields to farm and produce 

Growth Green Agriculture (GG Agriculture) | Asia's "Sugar King" to invest in Africa

Robert Kuok, the second richest man in South Esta Asia, is investing in Africa. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur owns the Shangri-La hotel chain, the South China Morning post in Hong Kong, and a huge shipping and property protfolio, but he originally made his forune in trading sugar, giving him the nickname the "Sugar King".

Growth Green Agriculture (GG Agriculture) | Can technology fix African Agriculture

A recent BBC article highlighted three of the tech-heavy start ups trying to change the game in Africa's agriculture sector, including a franchise that gives farmers access to higher quality products, a crop insurance scheme that makes it easier for farmers to get credit, and an SMS service through which farmers can check market prices and coordinate with other farmers to buy supplies in bulk.

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