{"id":360440,"date":"2026-03-27T05:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/360440\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:15:15","slug":"value-addition-key-to-ghanas-industrial-growth-veep-opens-goldbod-jewellery-heritage-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/360440\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200eValue addition key to Ghana&#8217;s industrial growth \u2013 Veep opens Goldbod Jewellery Heritage Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Rachel Quartey &amp; Rukayatu Musah<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200e\u200eVice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has renewed calls for Ghana to prioritise value addition and industrial growth, urging businesses to transform local resources into globally competitive products.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eSpeaking at the inauguration of the Heritage Village by Goldbod Jewellery in Accra, she emphasised the need to move beyond the country\u2019s long-standing reliance on raw material exports.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-18.30.59.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417614\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u200e\u200e\u201cWhile Ghana has historically been recognised for producing raw materials, today the national conversation is focusing on adding value, developing enterprises, and promoting industrial growth,\u201d she stated.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eThe Vice President described the Heritage Village as a strategic platform that brings together Ghanaian brands, manufacturers, and institutions, showcasing innovation, craftsmanship, and production capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-18.30.58.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417615\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u200e\u201cPlatforms like Heritage Village will support that transition\u2026 This initiative shows that innovation, craftsmanship, and production are fundamental to Ghana\u2019s economic story,\u201d she added.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eShe commended Goldbod Jewellery Limited for launching the project during Ghana Month, noting that it highlights the importance of promoting value addition within the gold sector.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-18.30.58-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGold has always been one of our most important natural resources and a source of national pride. Initiatives that promote value addition within this sector will strengthen our position in the global economy,\u201d she said.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eProf. Opoku-Agyemang also highlighted the presence of young entrepreneurs and emerging businesses, describing it as a positive sign of growing collaboration between academia and industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-18.30.59-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417617\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u200e<br \/>\u200e\u201cOur economy will be driven by individuals and businesses that can turn local resources into products capable of competing confidently in the global market,\u201d she noted.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eShe urged stakeholders to invest in quality, innovation, and collaboration to strengthen Ghana\u2019s industrial and entrepreneurial ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-26-at-18.30.58-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417618\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u200e<br \/>\u200e\u201cOur prosperity lies not only in what we extract, but in what we create, refine, and build,\u201d she emphasised.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eThe Vice President congratulated the organisers, participants and businesses for a job well done, and officially declared the Heritage Village open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Sports Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Rachel Quartey &amp; Rukayatu Musah\u200e\u200e\u200eVice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has renewed calls for Ghana to prioritise&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,184,85,46],"class_list":["post-360440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}