Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) will organize the second edition of the taste of Ghana 2.0 on December 27, 2021, at the forecourt of the statehouse.
A taste of Ghana is a special occasion that is used to display and celebrate Ghana’s unique culture in a grand style.
This year’s taste of Ghana 2.0 is going to highlight the true traditional richness of made-in-Ghana products and display the country’s rich cultural heritage.
“It will also provide business and investment opportunities for Ghanaians, its diaspora, and people from all walks of life in an informal setting.” The statement added.
The taste of Ghana 2.0 which was launched on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, was in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism Authority, Ghana Export Promotion Authority, the beyond the return initiative, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional integration, and Ministry of Trade and Industry comes with the theme “Our Language, Our Identity, Our Pride”
The 2021 taste of Ghana 2.0 festival is going to promote different indigenous cultural elements such as music, poetry, theatrical performance, food, clothing, and many others which is going to focus on the use of Ghanaian languages as the theme says to develop a room truly of Ghanaian event.
The statement said, “This year’s Taste of Ghana event will encompass inputs from all the 16 regions in Ghana, to ensure a fair representation of the unique and heterogeneous cultures across the country”.
Moreover, with the adherence to Covid-19 protocol, where the event will take place will be set up in streets with popular landmarks in selected regions including Osu Oxford Street, Bantama High Street where vendors will display products unique to those regions.
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GIPC Nana Dufie Addo present at the launch said “the Centre is determined to continue engaging the diaspora community, as vital contributors to the development of the nation”.
Again, “beyond the entertainment and rich cultural experience, we can take advantage of the Taste of Ghana to continuously promote tourism in
Ghana and provide business opportunities for locals and foreigners seeking to invest in the country”.
The Minister of Information, Honourable Kojo Oppong Nkrumah talking to the audience stated that the event will build avenues to “showcase at the same place, the opportunities across the 16 regions of Ghana. He opined that the platform will be leveraged to further advance the country’s trade and tourism”.
Also, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey added to the Minister of information’s idea that “the festival will be a tool to foster economic ties, to aid derive optimal benefit from the influx of global Diaspora in Ghana, during the festive season”.
Director of Project Development and Investment, at the
Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr. Ben Nsiah, who supported the assertion said that “The festival is a laudable step, in using our culture to upscale tourism and investment”.
Taste of Ghana 2.0 was praised by the Deputy CEO of Ghana Export Promotion Authority, Albert Kassim Diwura said it will increase the purchase of cultural products which will benefit Ghana’s export movements.
The ending was the Director Diaspora Affairs at the office of the President Mr. Akwasi Ababio who is calling on all stakeholders to “Explore every available opportunity to engage the various Diaspora groups”.
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