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From the beginning of time, infrastructure development has been the key to economic growth. From the pyramids at Giza to Mansa Musa's Malian empire of over 400 cities, the wealth of nations has been marked by infrastructure development. Over the last 20 years, economic growth has lifted more than 660 million people out of poverty and raised the income levels of millions more, but this growth has often come at the expense of the environment and the local culture. Akuakrom Development Project is a green growth initiative founded on the ideology that a healthy planet, a quality standard of living, and a rich historical culture is every generation's birthright.
Akuakrom is a village in Ghana located in the Ashanti region. The Ashanti region is a rural region, where the population lives mainly from trade in its products (corn, cassava, palm trees, etc.). The population of Akuakrom is around 1,800 people however, the actual population depending on the villages around Akuakrom is around 5,000 people. 95% of the population of Akuakrom and the surrounding villages live from agriculture. The production is consumed but …
Akuakrom is a village in Ghana located in the Ashanti region. The Ashanti region is a rural region, where the population lives mainly from trade in its products (corn, cassava, palm trees, etc.). The population of Akuakrom is around 1,800 people however, the actual population depending on the villages around Akuakrom is around 5,000 people. 95% of the population of Akuakrom and the surrounding villages live from agriculture. The production is consumed but …
Green Growth means fostering economic growth and development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. A new report makes the strong case for the importance of the green economy in creating sustainable wealth and growth in Africa. It finds that Africa is already seizing the opportunity to make a transition to the green …
Green Growth means fostering economic growth and development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. A new report makes the strong case for the importance of the green economy in creating sustainable wealth and growth in Africa. It finds that Africa is already seizing the opportunity to make a transition to the green …
Akuakrom has designated 15 square miles for the main development project, incorporating 7 smaller villages into the overall development plan. A suburb of Effiduasi and located just 35 miles east of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, which is also the largest trading market in Africa, Akuakrom’s design will foster an enhanced work life balance for families living, working and commuting …
Akuakrom has designated 15 square miles for the main development project, incorporating 7 smaller villages into the overall development plan. A suburb of Effiduasi and located just 35 miles east of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, which is also the largest trading market in Africa, Akuakrom’s design will foster an enhanced work life balance for families living, working and commuting …
Ghana has a long and storied history with the diaspora, most notably, the slave castles built by European traders that line the coast of Ghana. But Ghana’s and Akuakrom’s relationship to the Diaspora is much deeper.
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Akuakrom has designated 15 square miles for the main development...
Green Growth means fostering economic growth and development, while ensuring that...