Ghana Case Study: Prepared for FAO as part of the State of the World’s Forests 2016 (SOFO)
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Agriculture, including forestry, is the backbone of the Ghanaian economy. As at 2014, it provided 22% of the Gross Domestic Product, 50% of export earnings and 45.5% and 50.9% of total employment in agricultural production and processing respectively. The export of timber and other forest products accounted for 11%of Ghana’s export earnings and 6% of the GDP in 2000. The formal sector is responsible for providing livelihood to around 100,000 people, but many more earn some form of income from th e forests. In the recent years timber export has fallen, with 2010 seeing a fall of 5.4%. However, while there was a decline in the export, the country still saw an increase in revenue for the same period. In 2010, Ghana earned 137.9 million Euros through timber export, when compared to 128.2 million Euros in 2009. Forest value added to GDP in 2011 was recorded at $929,400 (GhC 1,549,000) and $650,513 (GhC 2,537,000) in 2014. </p> <p>Read the full report of the <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5 588e.pdf "><i>State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016</i></a>.</p><p>Read the <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5850e.pdf "><i>Brochure</i></a> of the <i>State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016</i></p><p>Read the <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5852e.pdf "><i>Flyer</i></a></p> <p>See the <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0176e.pdf "><i>Infographic</i></a></p> <p>Visit the <a href="http://www.fao.org/publications/sofo/2016/en/"><i>Sofo 2016 webpage</i></a></p><p>Read the other six country case s tudies:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0180e.pdf ">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0184e.pdf ">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0182e.pdf ">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0181e.pdf ">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0185e.pdf ">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0186e.pdf ">Viet Nam</a></li> </ul