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Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority remains on track in strengthening its capacity to provide required supervisory services to relevant stakeholders under its watch.

Ghana operates in a relatively free market environment. Trade and investment liberalization has been an integral part of Ghana’s economic reform program.

This report was updated December 7, 2015 and the areas updated are: Section II. Labeling Requirements were updated as indicated in the FDA Guidelines for the labeling of Pre-Packaged Foods...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s voracious appetite for imported agricultural goods is a direct result of the region’s robust growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and population.

Despite a protracted legal suit against the release into the environment and commercialization of GE products on the Ghanaian market, positive strides have been notched.

Ghana is a net importer of rice and wheat. Post forecasts rice exports to Ghana in MY 2014/2015 to reach 600,000 MT.

Along with other ECOWAS countries, Ghana has committed to a region-wide system of the common external tariffs (CET) to be implemented in January 2015.

The President of the Republic of Ghana signed the Ghana Biosafety Act, 2011 (Act 831) December 2011 following the passage of the Biosafety Bill by the Ghanaian Parliament, in June 21, 2011.

A strong economic outlook, growing middle class and surging demand for consumer-oriented foods make Sub-Saharan Africa one of the fastest-growing regions for U.S. agricultural exports.