LAYING THE CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPMENT
Although endowed with immense untapped natural resources, vast arable lands, tremendous water resources, rich diverse culture and a resilient hardworking people, the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NEZ) of Ghana has seen little investments in both infrastructure development and employable business activities.
This has widened the development gap between the North and the Southern parts of Ghana.
Against this backdrop, the Royal Savannah Forum is committed to spearheading game-changing initiatives, interventions and meaningful investments to address the development deficit in the Zone.
GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF NORTHERN GHANA
The Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NSEZ) is vast with huge untapped business and investment opportunities. It has an area of 97702 km2 a population of approximately 5.3 million.
The zone has 5 Regions namely: Northern, Upper -East,Upper - West, Savannah and Northern Regions.
Northern Ghana is located in West Africa, bordering Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and Ivory Coast to the west, and forms part of the transitional zone between the savanna and the Sahel region, making it a strategic location for trade and cultural exchange
ECONOMIC PROFILE OF NORTHERN GHANA
Economically the zone contributes about 14% to the GDP of Ghana which stood at about USD 10 Billion in 2013. 75% of the people in the zone are small holder farmers and contribute about 40% of the national agricultural output.
The Zone is known to be the food basket of the Country.
INVESTMENT FINANCING MODELS
Public – Private Partnerships (PPP)
Government Financing ( RSF is capable of pitching Central Government Budgetary allocation for selected catalytic projects)
Direct Financing