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A young Ugandan businessman is turning his country's raw gold into refined treasure while empowering miners and communities. Benard Feni's company refines gold to 99.9% purity and trains locals for the global market.
Hathras, a small district in Uttar Pradesh, transformed itself into India's leading asafoetida processing center through grassroots entrepreneurship and smart value addition. What started with a few traders learning to blend and package the essential spice has grown into a thriving industrial cluster serving kitchens nationwide.
President John Mahama launched Ghana's first Tree Crop Investment Summit with a bold promise: no more exporting raw materials while importing expensive finished goods. The plan could create 250,000 jobs by processing cashew, shea, and rubber locally.
Ghana will begin refining one metric tonne of gold every week starting February 2026, keeping millions in refining fees at home instead of exporting raw materials. The landmark agreement gives the government a 15% stake in the country's largest refinery and aims to transform Ghana from a resource extractor into a value-added economy.