Contractors who are completely illiterate usually employ a literate relative as a clerk to deal with the various documents in the business. Timber contractors who are highly educated benefit in many ways. They learn current developments relating to the timber industry in the Ghana. They meet influential personalities in both the Forestry Department and the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources. Such contractors cannot be cheated by some chiefs and elders who demand financial assistance for the development of their areas.
Contractors donate to the locality when and where necessary.
Those who have forest concessions also know the right procedures to follow to maintain their lands permanently. After completing my elementary education, I worked with a timber firm as a clerk both in the bush and in the office. I developed the desire to work as a full timber contractor in the future. I became curious about the procedures in the timber business. My father was one of the elders in the traditional area.