My Development Podcast

Ghana’s emerging billion dollar bamboo industry

Ghana can generate a billion dollar revenue annually
from the export of value added bamboo and rattan products, according to
projections.
The economic value of the product is not yet
significant but this could be leveraged if the industry is properly developed.
In
this special report, Kofi Adu Domfeh, examines how bamboo development can help
Ghana address problems of climate change, poverty, rural-urban migration and
high youth unemployment.

Water harvesting to mitigate farming drought

Farmers in Africa rely mostly on the
rains to till their lands, plant and grow their crops – food production is
hampered when the seasons fail.
In Ghana, the drought period has
become frequent and farmers need more than the services of the weatherman to go
into crop cultivation.
In this report, Kofi Adu Domfeh assesses the
plight of local farmers and shares the experience of other economies on access to
water for food production all year round.

Ghanaians make money from football

The passion of the nation to actively engage in every
aspect of the football game is high, as people troop to the stadium to watch the
Ghana Black Stars.
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Baba Yara
Sports Stadium in Kumasi, traders and other businesses took advantage of the
match between Ghana and Egypt to make money.
Business was good, though not everyone
recorded high sales.
Kofi Adu Domfeh reports on the quest of local
people to cash in on the football.

Driving green in Ghana to mitigate pollution and climate change

Vehicular emissions are becoming alarming in cities of developing economies like
Ghana.
These emissions occur when
the internal combustion engines emit substances considered pollutants and
unhealthy to humans and the environment.
But there is an ongoing
debate on which type of vehicle contributes most to environmental pollution.
In the following report,
Kofi Adu Domfeh probes whether new or old vehicles contribute least to global warming.