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Our members had to pay for the same land three times because different owners pop up asking for the same amount of money for the same piece of land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hope is that, we expect this challenge to end this year because we want government to ensure that lands are properly acquired for industrial purposes\u201d, says Tsonam Akpeloo,\u00a0 Greater Accra chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries.<\/p>\n<p>Government has already given an indication of increased investments in local production through its Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) Obaatanpa programme but the AGI believes more needs to be done to move away from consumption to production.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is calling on government to institute a policy framework for the protection of local industries against unfair competition from their foreign counterparts. 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