Forestry in Ghana

Kwae a ɛwɔ Ghana asase nyinaa mu bɛyɛ nkyem abiɛsa mu biako, na kwae a wɔde di gua no dɔɔso wɔ Ghana kesee fam mmeae.

**Nsɛm a wɔaka abom**

Ná nnua bɛyɛ 220 na ɛwɔ hɔ processors wɔ Ghana wɔ 1990 mfeɛ no mfitiaseɛ, nanso na adwuma no wɔ anohyetoɔ dodoɔ bi.

Wɔhwehwɛ nneɛma a wɔayam wɔ fononoo mu kɛse wɔ amannɔne, nanso Ghanafo a wɔyɛ nneɛma no antumi ankɔ so ne nea wɔhwehwɛ no esiane fononoo a na wonni nti. Esiane sɛ nnua a mframa ayow no taa yɛ nea entumi nnyina bere kɔ so nti,  na ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ nneɛma a wɔde mframa  ma ɛyow a ne bo nyɛ den no nyɛ nea abotɔyam wom. Ná amannɔne sika a wɔde bɛto mu ho nkuranhyɛ nyɛ nea ɛtwetwe adwene kɛse wɔ saa adwuma yi mu sɛnea na ɛte wɔ afoforo te sɛ nea wotu fagude mu no. Afein nso, sɛ wɔde toto mmeae a wotu koko ne mmeae a wɔyɛ kokoo ho a, Atɔe Fam Mantam a wɔyɛ nnua ho adwuma no kɔɔ so yɛɛ nea wɔabu ani agu so kakra wɔ nneɛma a wɔde yɛ adwuma no so. Adwumayɛ ne mfiridwuma ho nimdeɛ a wonni ka nsɛnnennen afoforo no ho.

Wɔabɔ aniwusɛm ho amanneɛ wɔ Ghana kwae mu adwumayɛ mu fi 1986, na na ɛsan paee wɔ afe 1992 mfiase. Asɛm a ɛda nsow sen biara no fa African Timber ne Plywood a bere bi na ɛyɛ Ghana a ɛde nnua kurukuruwa kɔ amannɔne sen biara no ho. Wɔ 1980 mfe no mfinimfini no, aban no fii ase yɛɛ adwuma bi a wɔde besiesie nneɛma a ɛyɛ U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 36 de ama adwumakuw no nneɛma ayɛ kɛse. Wɔ afe 1992 mu no, wɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔde nneyɛe bɔne ahorow so yii sika a ɛboro U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 2.3 fii adwuma no mu, na wɔkyeree mpanyimfo dodow biWɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ aniwusɛm ahorow wɔ Ghana kwae adwuma mu fi 1986, na ɛsan paee bio wɔ afe 1992 mfiase mu hɔ logs a wɔde kyerɛw nsɛm. Wɔ 1980 mfe no mfinimfini no, aban no fii ase yɛɛ adwuma bi a wɔde besiesie nneɛma a ɛyɛ U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 36 de ama adwumakuw no nneɛma ayɛ kɛse. Wɔ 1992 mu no, wɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔfaa nneyɛe bɔne ahorow so yii U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 2.3 fii adwuma no mu, na wɔkyeree mpanyimfo dodow bi.

Bio nso, nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho kuw, Asase Nnamfo, bɔɔ sobo sɛ amannɔne nnwumakuw awia nneɛma foforo a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ sika a ɛyɛ den a ɛyɛ U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 50 wɔ 1980 mfe no mu. Wɔ 1992 mu no, aban no fii ase hwehwɛɛ nnwumakuw ɔhaha pii, amannɔne ne mpɔtam hɔ nyinaa, a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔayɛ nnwuma ahorow a mmara mma ho kwan a nea ɛka ho ne sum ase aguadi, sika a wɔde tua ho ka wɔ nnaadaa kwan so, mpɔtam hɔ sika ho mmara a wobu so, adifudepɛ, adanmude, ne ahemfo sika a wontuae no dwumadi mu nhwehwɛmu. Nanso, adifudepɛ no atrɛw araa ma ɛda so ara yɛ nea wontumi nhu sɛ ebia Ghana atumfoɔ no begyae nsɛmmɔnedi a ɛfa nnua ho nnansa yi ara anaa.

**Abakɔsɛm**

Kwae adwuma a ɛwɔ Ghana no yɛɛ GDP ɔha biara mu nkyem 4.2 wɔ afe 1990 mu; na nnua ne ɔman no mu nea ɛto so abiɛsa a wonya amannɔne sika sen biara. Efi 1983 no, kwaeyɛ anya mfaso afi bɛboro U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 120 a wɔde asie no mu na wɔayɛ nsakrae kɛse, na ama wɔanya sika mmɔho abien wɔ 1985 ne 1990 ntam. Wɔ 1993 mu no, sika a wonyae wɔ nnua ne nnua a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu nyinaa yɛ U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 140 bere a na wɔahyɛ da ayɛ U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 130 no. Wɔ Ɔpɛpɔn ne Obubuo 1994 ntam no, nneɛma a wɔde kɔ amannɔne no dodow yɛ tɔn 919,000 na wonyaa U.S. dɔla ɔpepem 212.

Ɛde besi 1980 mfe no mu no, kwae mu nneɛma a wɔyɛ no huu amane esiane cedi a na ɛsom bo dodo ne akwantu nhyehyɛe a na asɛe nti.