Saturday was an amazing day that included an adventurous tour of the Greater Accra area where we got a healthy sightseeing dose of the market district from our friends at Agricon Global, and we got to see a major part of one of West Africa's most populous metro areas. Getting around this city should only be attempted by experienced professionals as we hit three people with our side-view mirror because navigating these busy streets is like trying to drive an 18 wheeler through an underground parking garage full of vehicles!
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| A breath of fresh air as this street is fairly uncluttered. |
The tour of the market district gave us a whole new perspective on China's manufacturing might as nearly 85% of the goods being sold came from that part of the world. The streets are engulfed with textiles, shoes, cooking utensils, saws, bricks, and everything in between. Ghana imports nearly 90% of the products it consumes and this goes for beef and poultry as well; hence the reason for our presence at the Aveyime Ranch. The Ghanaians have the fastest growing economy on the African continent with an estimated GDP of nearly 13.5% and it's this kind of growth that is creating a strong demand for a better diet, and to many, that improved diet includes the high quality protein of beef!
As a side note: the picture below took me back to my younger years when I admired and emulated the TGR boys. Guys like Micah Black, Todd Jones, and Dean Conway who starred in radical ski porn movies like Harvest, Mind the Addiction, and The Realm were legends then and now! To witness a Teton Gravity Research sticker plastered on the back of a black Subaru in the middle of Accra, Ghana blew my mind!
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| Teton Gravity Research in Accra, Ghana! |
Stay tuned for more news from the beautiful country of Ghana!
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