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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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SECTORSUB SECTORACTIVITY

AGRICULTURE
Food Crops
- Legumes
- Root Crops
- Vegetables
- Fruits
- Rice
- Cereals/Maize
- Plantain
Cash /Industrial Crops
Plantations and Nurseries
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Rubber
- Cotton
- Oil Palm
- Cashew Nuts
Floriculture
Livestock and Poultry

- Cattle
- Sheep, goats and pigs
- Chicken
Fishing
- Tuna
- Aquaculture
Forestry
- Timber
Cultivation and/or processing of food crops for local and export markets.
Cultivation and/or processing of cash/industrial crops for local and export markets.
Cultivation of flowers such as Sunflower, Roses and Chrysanthemum, etc for local and export market.
Establishment of large-scale livestock and poultry farms.
Establishment of fish farms.
Establishment of timber plantations.
   
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MANUFACTURINGPrecious Minerals and Jewellery
Bauxite
Iron and Steel
Motor Vehicle and metallurgicals
Seafood Processing
Agro Processing

- Cocoa, palm oil
- Meat, Rice, Fruits, Dairy,
Sugar Floricultural produce.
Flavours, Starch Tomatoes and vegetables etc.
Wood Processing etc
- Furniture
- Tongue and groove, Curls, etc.
- Rattan and Cane
Tools, Spares and Inputs for Timber Industry
Glue
Kilns
Ceramic Products
Hand Tools
Cotton Textiles/ Apparels
Ethnic Beauty Products
Packaging
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Aluminium
Rubber, Plastics and Foam
Cement
Establishment of jewellery industries.
Establishment of processing plants to produce alumina for aluminium smelting industries.
Establishment of integrated iron and steel complex (Oppon-Manso, etc)
Establishment of industries to take advantage of iron and steel complex in the country to produce motor vehicles spares and modern agricultural implements.
Production of high value added fish products such as tuna, for local and export markets.
Establishment of high value added processing plants for local and export markets.
Downstream manufacturing of value added tertiary products.
Establishment of satellite industries to produce tools, spares and inputs for the timber industry.

Establishment of a glue manufacturing plant.
Establishment of industrial kilns
Establishment of plants to manufacture high quality ceramic products.
Establishment of plants for agricultural, industrial and construction hand tools.
Establishment of processing plants for cotton, textiles and labour intensive non-trendy, casual and informal wear and undergarment production for local and export markets.
Establishment of universal and ethnic cosmetic and hair product manufacturing plants for local and export markets.
Establishment of canning, freezing and other packaging plants.
Establishment of chemical and pharmaceutical processing plants
Establishment of manufacturing plants for downstream processing of aluminium.
Establishment of production plants for rubber products (tyres, etc), plastics and foam.
Establishment of cement factories using local raw materials.
   
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INFRASTRUCTURAL
FACILITIES
Transportation
- Bus System
- Rail System
- Lake Transport
- Air Transport
- Domestic Airports
Road
Bitumen Plant
Fertiliser
Energy

(Electricity)
Irrigation
Health Service Delivery
Property Development and Construction

- Residential
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Educational
- Office
- Building Materials and Systems
Parking Facilities
Environmental Activities
Development of scheduled bus system.
Rail upgrades and passenger rail transport on chosen corridors e.g. Accra-Tema; Accra-Nsawam
Lake (Volta) transport system to be developed to attract cargo (imports/exports) to and from land locked neighbours of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Private Air operators to operate domestic and sub-regional services.
- Rehabilitation and development of domestic airports (ie. At Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani, Ho, Wa and Bolgatanga
- Taking up concessions for commercial activities at the airports.
Upgrading of existing trunk roads under BOT, BOO, etc systems.
Construction of bitumen plant to produce up to 60,000 tons of bitumen per annum.
Establishment of plants for manufacture of fertilisers.
Independent power production (Hydro, Thermal and Solar).
Establishment of irrigated agricultural companies for year round food production and export crops
Hospital, Diagnostic Centres, Therapeutic Centres, Clinical laboratories, Ambulatory Health Care Facilities.
Partially pre-fabricated starter housing, cluster housing/estate housing, High Rise Quality Apartments, Retirement Villages etc.
Regional and Local Shopping Centres/Malls
Light Industrial Parks/Warehousing Facilities.
Residential accommodation (Hostels) for tertiary institutions.
- Establishment of private local/international schools.
- Expansion of local/foreign linked private tertiary education and training institutions for local and foreign students.
Provision of modern office accommodation for rental
Introduction of new (and appropriate) building materials and systems.
Provision of modern parking facilities in major cities.
- Establishment of Toxic and Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities.
- Establishment of waste handling facilities/sewerage systems for industrial/municipal wastes.
- Testing/measuring services for emission and effluent and other related environmental parameters.
   
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TOURISM
Hotels, lodges, Resorts, etc.- Provision of hotel accommodation in the 3-5 Star range in regional capitals. (Including internationally acceptable facilities for conferences and international business travellers.
- Beach, lake and river resort development (including water sports and game fishing).
- Development of lodges and national parks.
- Development of hill and mountain resorts (underdeveloped bird and monkey sanctuaries, cascading waterfalls, exciting forest hills)
- Development of modern convention/event facilities for large social gatherings in main cities (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi)
- Provision of complete Adventure/Eco Tour Packages domestically and in sub-region.
   
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Insurance, Banking and Specialised Investment ServicesEstablishment of Insurance, banking and specialised financial firms including mutual, venture fund capital management etc.
   

HIGH TECH.
Science Parks
Information and Communications Technology
Research and Development Activities
Electrical and Electronics
Engineering
Establishment of science parks to promote innovation and encourage high tech content business incubators.
Establishment of Centres of Excellence in Information, Communications and production of computer software and packages and computer assembly.
Establishment of in-house or Commercial Research and Development firms for manufacturing/producing firms.
Establishment of Centres of Excellence for production of electrical and electronic products.
Establishment of well-endowed Industrial Design Centres for engineering designs and packaging.
   

EDUCATION
Tertiary EducationEstablishment and management of private universities

For all enquiries, contact:

The Chief Executive
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, P.O. Box M193, Accra, Ghana.
Tel: (233)-(21)-66 5125 - 9. Fax: (233)-(21)-66 3801

E-mail: gipc@ghana.com
Website: http://www.gipc.org.gh

(As of August 2000)
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