With food production per capita declining , the country has to rely on food imports to feed itself . Ghana , whose president John Atta Mills died in July , is holding elections in December . The opposition has accused the government of rigging the vote and calling for a boycott. Yet , serious obstacles lie ahead for Ghana 's economic prosperity . Uncertainty about elections , coupled with bloated bureaucracy and overspending , are the biggest hurdles .
Ghana , whose president John Atta Mills died in July , is holding elections in December . The opposition has accused the government of rigging the vote and calling for a boycott. Yet , serious obstacles lie ahead for Ghana 's economic prosperity . Uncertainty about elections , coupled with bloated bureaucracy and overspending , are the biggest hurdles .