AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF GHANA’S TRADE POLICY ON AGRO-PROCESSING SMEs IN THE EASTERN REGION By ANTHONY AYAKWAH (BA Economics) A Thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING May, 2011