Ghana: Regional Ag Developments - Ghana Gist

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The Ghana Gist is a monthly roundup of local and regional developments relevant to U.S. food and agricultural trade covering Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo. Highlights in the April/May 2019 edition include a focus on the cocoa and tree crop sector in Ghana and the region, destruction of a rice shipment at the Port of Abidjan, and regional seafood production and trade.

Ghana: Regional Ag Developments - Ghana Gist

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