The six leading salt producers in the world, australia, canada, china, germany, pakistan and the united states, account for more than half of the worldwide production the first table includes data by the british geological survey bgs for countries with available statistics. Producers of quality natural sea salt and gourmet salt, using solar salt evaporation in ghana, west africa. A little geography ghana is situated on the west coast of africa and is a land of lowland hills. Ghana our products we continue to heavily invest in the development and improvement in the nutritional profile of all our products. Brine and salt samples from the various stages of the traditional process were analysed for calcium, sulphate, magnesium and chloride contents in order to propose a method to. For news about ghana, see accraexpats how to guide page how to keep posted with ghana news official name. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented. The country shares borders with cote ivoire to the west, burkina faso to the north, and togo to the east. The ghana export promotion council gepc has identified the sector as an important one to aid the diversification of ghana s economy, and the ghanaian government is currently within the process of developing the industry. The request essentially alleged that vacuum salt had suffered both a breach and progressive expropriation of its contractual rights to develop a salt production and mining facility in the adasongor lagoon in the republic of ghana ghana or respondent. Expansion of ghanas nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the fall in oil prices since 2015 reduced by half ghanas oil revenue. A sound track by patty stotter, traditional work songs and a song written by ghanaian. The greater accra regional coordinating council avails itself of this.
Targeting salt producing countries would enable better use of resources resources will not be wasted in non salt producing countries and monitoring and enforcement programs can also be streamlined to focus on fewer countries. Currently, ghana revenue authority has initiated steps in ensuring that taxpayers can file electronically. The likely contribution of the oil sector makes the goal look all the more achievable. However, it is underachieving in terms of production capability. Surface water flows of the black volta in ghana table. Surface water resources of the volta river in ghana table 32.
Most of the salt traded then came from present day ghana. Impacts of climate variability on salt production in ghana. Learn about ghana, a country with the worlds largest artificial lake and a space program. Known as the electricity department when it was founded in 1947, it was converted into the electricity corporation of ghana by decree 125 in 1967 and incorporated under the companies code in. Despite the huge salt production potential of the countrys coast, the renewable resource remains highly untapped as output levels are less than 10% of potential output. Africa ghana the world factbook central intelligence.
Three salt production methods have been identified in the country. The project seeks to establish modern solar salt works on the land abutting the ada songhor lagoon in the greater accra region of ghana. We also continue to reduce the salt, sugar, trans fat, saturated fat and artificial colourings which they contain. The electricity company of ghana ecg is a limited liability company wholly owned by the government of ghana and operating under the ministry of energy. Salt production in ghana traces its roots to the famous transsaharan trade many centuries ago. Let us make an indepth study of the meaning, definition, types and factors of production. The salt producing areas in ghana include the keta lagoon, the songhor lagoon, the densu delta area, nyanya lagoon, oyibi lagoon, amisa lagoon, benyah lagoon. Ghana colombia dominican republic guinea ecuador 436 432 422 189 173 172 169 142 140 119 1. The case of poverty in the abundance of plenty mostly extant in resource rich countries is also evident along the coast of ghana. Salt production techniques in many subsaharan african countries are conventional and in some areas primitive. Towards optimal exploitation of salt from the keta.
Box os 1161 ningo salt limited table salt, fine salt, crystal salt, centrifuge salt, industrial salt address. Even so, ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical. The study is significant in that the findings form the basis for recommending an alternative method for minimizing magnesium content in the salt produced. Towards optimal exploitation of salt from the keta lagoon. Knowledge and practices of people in bia district, ghana. Salt production ada songor lagoon ghana investment. In this study, the traditional small scale salt production process was studied. Knowledge on iodized salt use and iodine content of salt. Ivoire, which together account for about 90% of ghana.
Salt production in ghana started in the 19th century and, aside from fishing, it is the major economic activity of people along its 500km coastline. Salt production and trade in africa iodine global network. Iodisation integrated into salt production would lead to increased supply and access to iodized salt by populations. Some issues militating against the growth of the salt industry have been identified as concerning the production technology, materials of. Al amin salt refinery pakistan info email web phone karachi r74 sector 15a4 bufferzone karachi organic salt chemicals yantai salt group co.
An enterprise map of ghana an enterprise map of ghana suttonkpentey ghanas economy has grown rapidly over the past decade, and the goal of becoming a middleincome country in the fairly near future now seems attainable. Return to article details salt production in ghana download download pdf. Jan 11, 2017 salt nacl mineral making process naturally how to make sea crystalline salt chemistry preparation duration. However, this potential can only be realized if the industry is supported to build the structures, framework and the needed policy instruments as. The volta river basin international water management institute.
Fish hunting fishing village cooking recipes recommended for you 10. Stunning images of women working on a moonlike landscape frame the unrelenting cycle of work of the women of. Stunning images of women working on a moonlike landscape frame the unrelenting cycle of work of the women of ada who harvest salt with their bare hands. Production at jubilee, ghanas first commercial offshore oilfield, began in middecember 2010. Kwame nkrumah mausoleum in accra is dedicated to the prominent ghanaian leader kwame nkrumah. Due to some financial and technical problems the refinery seldom worked at upside production rate in the past. Production of instant noodles instant noodles are made from wheat flour, starch, water, salt or kan sui an alkaline salt mixture of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium phosphate, and other ingredients that improve the texture and flavor of noodles table 2.
The methods currently in use are modified versions of. Since the primary purpose of economic activity is to produce utility for individuals, we count as production during a time period all activity which either creates utility during the period or which increases ability of the society to create utility in the future. The second table includes data by the united states geological survey. Structure of the salt industry and forms of organization among assm operators 18. Despite numerous educational programmes to create awareness about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders idd, a survey conducted in the western region of ghana in 2007 revealed that the goitre rate stood at 18. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. The salt production in the songor lagoon in greater accra region of. Pdf position paper on salt sector in ghana researchgate. Ghanas geographical location, climatic and meteorological conditions are suitable for solar salt production. The methods currently in use are modified versions of the standard. Production from two more fields, ten and sankofa, started in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Songhor has about 34775 acres of lagoon basin on the atlantic coast i ghana with the greatest potential for largescale salt production in west africa for export and industrial use. Ghana undoubtedly has enormous potential to rapidly develop her salt industry into a buoyant sector and increase salt production to meet rising demand for the white gold in the regional market. Ghana facts and printables for kids activity village.
A major source of concern in sweet potato production is storage, marketing and utilization. Generally, unrefined salt from local small scale salt producers does not meet the standard specifications of the ghana standard board. Salt nacl mineral making process naturally how to make sea crystalline salt chemistry preparation duration. Data on ghana introduction in addition to the data below, the links at the bottom of this page will provide you with more information. Songhor has about 34775 acres of lagoon basin on the atlantic coast i ghana with the greatest potential for largescale salt. Salt production in ghana is a pyramid structure with a very large number of artisanal salt winners. Other flours may be mixed with wheat flour to make specific types of. Salt definition is a crystalline compound nacl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry called also common salt. The volta river basin international water management. There is almost no salt production in the entire central and west african region except for ghana and senegal. It is estimated that the ghana export promotion council estimate existing production capacity stands at 250,000 metric tons while total exports in 2007 was a mere 60,000 tons. West african coast, only senegal and ghana have the right climatic conditions and suitable lands to produce large quantities of salt.
Samples of salt produced also contain high levels of magnesium, averaging 0. The objective of this research is to give an overview of ghanas salt industry and how the industry can maximize from the oil find through increased salt. Republic of ghana in africa, ghana ranks 24th by size out of 54 countries, 14th by population and th by population density. Ensuring mining contributes to sustainable development. Economic potential of salt mining in ghana towards the oil find. Developing songor would expand its salt production capacity to about 1. The first table includes data by the british geological survey bgs for countries with available statistics. Solasalt technology in ghanaa case study of small scale salt. Ghana is not providing the necessary production support services to the crop to harness its huge potential for food security and poverty reduction sam and dapaah, 2009. Pdf salt production in ghana is mainly based on solar salt production technologies. The name ghana means warrior king and harks back to the days of the ghana empire between the ninth and th centuries. During the reigns of ancient ghana, mali and songhai empires, salt, gold, ivory, inter alia, were traded across the sahara with arabic merchants from the maghreb and the middle east. Well endowed with natural resources, ghana has roughly twice the per capita output of the poorest countries in west africa. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The six leading salt producers in the world, australia, canada, china, germany, pakistan and the united states, account for more than half of the worldwide production. Ghana as an ecosystem service forms a major source of the livelihoods of. Ghana s geographical location, climatic and meteorological conditions are suitable for solar salt production. This second editionhas been completely revised and updated, withnew chapter s and about 90. The salt industry in ghana 10 a introduction 10 a major areas of salt production in ghana 12 b production and export of salt 15 c methods of production and forms of organization among assm operators17 i. Population of major livestock in the volta basin in ghana table 29. The ghanaian salt industry as of 2009 produces between 250,000 and 300,000 tonnes of salt annually.
You will also see that there are specific sites catered to. The name ghana means warrior king and harks back to the days of the ghana. Minerals and mining policy of ghana ensuring mining. Ghana is among the worlds population that resides in areas with high iodine deficiency. The ghana export promotion council gepc has identified the sector as an important one to aid the diversification of ghanas economy, and the ghanaian government is currently within the process of developing the industry. Ghanas salt production capacity falls below the huge potential of the resource in ghana. Groundnuts in northern ghana consumed as fresh, dry or roasted nuts and in stewssoups traditionally regarded as women crop produced in all agroecological zones and 92% of production comes from northern ghana planting is done as soon as there is consistentadequate moisture. Characteristics, benefits and risks demand was high and it eventually ran out of print but the research resulted in many new studies that have improved our knowledge of the subject. In eritrea, there are two major government owned sea salt operations on the red sea coast and several privatelyowned small and. Micronutrient deficiencies particularly, iodine, zinc, iron and vitamin a, continue to inflict substantial health, economic and social encumbrances globally. In africa, ghana ranks 24th by size out of 54 countries, 14th by population and th by population density.