Question

Identify two industries that have emerged or have been revived as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. For each identified industry, briefly discuss one forward and backward linkage.

Answer 1

Answer:
Two industries that have emerged or have been revived as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana are mentioned below:

• Local Poultry Industry : Ghana’s Agricultural Improvement Bank has reported a GHC500 million (US$ 87 million) credit facility in support of the government’s Broiler Revitalization Program pointed at expanding the residential production of chicken.
  • Ghana as of now imports over US$ 300 million (around 180,000 mt) worth of chicken every year, or the equivalent of 5 million chickens each week. The country’s claim generation equates to around 58,000 mt while national demand is around 400,000 mt.
  • The Broiler Revitalization Program points to restore the poultry industry and empower development in related divisions. The Realistic Online notes the activity would target the whole value chain, from businesses locked in within the generation of poultry bolster to the raising of the birds and the handling and marketing of chicken meat.
• Local Rice Farmers and Local Rice Producing Firm : Local rice producing farmers and firms also can get benefited in COVID-19. Rice plays an important role in Ghana and half of the demand of the rice is met by importing from other countries in Ghana. Due to COVID-19, supply chain got disrupted so importing became very costly and government focused on local industry to meet rice demand.
  Few of the approach which is being followed for this are:
  • Aiming for Self Reliance : Rice breeder Maxwell Darko said because of Corona we realized the importance of investing more on local rice production increase.
  • Government has launched food and job program as well few years back which will boost this initiative of self-reliance.
  • Government is projecting by 2023 because of all these programs Ghana will be self-reliant in food production.
  • Eat Ghana Rice Campaign proved the market potential for the local rice in Ghana community.

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