Ghana’s timber industry at risk due to shortage of raw materials

The Ghana Timber Millers Organisation has warned of a shortage of timber raw materials in the country due to low production of raw materials. Dr Kwame Asamoah Adam said the effects of the wildfires have depleted forest reserves leading to the collapse of several companies in the industry. He has advised companies to begin cultivating timber plantations to stay in business Ghana’s timber manufacturing industry is on the decline, and hundreds of employees risk losing their jobs as a result. The country may be forced to start spending millions of cedis on timber imports following the ...