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- Title: Access to and Use of Export Market Information by Non-Traditional Commodity Exporters in Ghana (Report)
- Author : Archives and Information Science African Journal of Library
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 231 KB
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Introduction Exports can be divided into two main groups, namely: traditional and non-traditional exports. Ghana's traditional exports are predominately raw materials or primary commodities and comprise commodities--cocoa, timber, gold and electricity. Non-traditional products are all other export products such as horticultural products, textiles, fishery products, wood products and handicrafts. This sector is considered a major means for poverty alleviation as it has great potential for job creation and income generation, especially in the rural communities in Ghana. In regard to income generation, the non-traditional export sector, for instance, earned a total of US $671.11 million, representing 57.6 % of the total export revenue for Ghana in 2007 (Spectator, April 19, 2008, p.22).