Agricultural Issues
Farmers Worry over Fertilizer Shortages
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed worry about the sustainability of the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (FSP) being implemented by the government. PFAG said the recent occurrences in the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (FSP) could negatively affect output in the agriculture sector. [more]
Upper East Faces Imminent Famine
The Upper East Region is likely to be hit by an imminent famine following inadequate rains this crop season. This is according to the Development Research and Advocacy Centre, an NGO in that region. [more]
SADA Aims Higher; Seidu Iddi Outlines Vision
The Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has recently been rocked with all sorts of allegations, but its Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Gilbert Seidu Iddi, has assured the public that his outfit could still achieve its target. [more]
FARA: How Africa Can Feed Africa
Despite the fall in productivity of Africa’s agriculture over the years occasioned by seasons of under-investment and an ill-advised structural adjustment, there is yet a lot to be done to feed the continent’s huge and fast-growing population. [more]
AGRA President calls on Humado
The President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Ms. Jane Karuku, has lauded the good working relationship between AGRA and Ghana which has seen her establishment invest US$40.3million in 56 projects across the country. [more]
Africa Asked to Prioritise Agric Research
African governments must improve their support for agricultural research organisations, Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has said. “The need for action on agricultural research is urgent. African Governments must increase funding for agricultural research and extension; farmers’ innovations must find their way into the research agenda to enable Africa achieve its goal of food sufficiency,” Mr. Amissah-Arthur said in Accra at the opening ceremony of the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW). [more]
GM Crops: Campaigners in Ghana Accuse US of Pushing Modified Food
The US embassy in Accra held a roundtable on biotechnology this month. The discussion, designed to promote candid dialogue between biotechnology supporters and sceptics, was attended by experts and campaign groups on both sides of the GM foods debate. [more]
Reports
The Impact of Rural Women’s Land Rights on Food Production in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana
History Research, ISSN 2159-550X January 2013, Vol. 3, No. 1, 54-71
The poor performance of the agricultural sector as reflected in high prices of food stuffs as well as huge importation of food has been a major concern to many governments in Africa. Agriculture remains the backbone of Ghana’s economy and women who constitute about 70% to 80% of farm labour face discrimination in terms of means of production such as land. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of women’s land rights on foodproduction in the Brong-Ahafo region which is Ghana’s food basket. [more]
Urbanisation and Its Impact on Agricultural Lands in Growing Cities in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Tamale in Ghana
Modern Social Science Journal, 2 (2013), No. 2, 256-287
Rapid urbanisation, population pressure and the governmental, shelter, infrastructural, industrial and commercial needs of a fast growing city have stretched the land delivery system in Tamale to breaking point. Agricultural lands, which serves as the main source of livelihood, has been encroached by the process. This paper seeks to assess the impact of rapid urbanisation on agricultural lands in developing cities, drawing empirical evidence from Tamale, Ghana. [more]
Land Distribution and Economic Development: Small-Scale Agriculture in Developing Countries
Small scale farmers constitute about half of world’s hungry people and include three quarters of Africa’s malnourished children. The appropriate identification and characterization of this population and the constraints it faces, is essential for the design and the successful implementation of safety nets and to properly target their needs and effectively include them in agricultural development strategies. [more]
Assessment of Agricultural Extension Strategies for Poverty Alleviation in Imo State, Nigeria
Net Journal of Agricultural Science Vol.1(2), pp. 17-23, April 2013 Review
This study was aimed at identifying the various ways agricultural extension would enhance poverty reduction. The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, identify agricultural extension strategies for poverty reduction among the respondents, identify the roles agricultural extension play in reducing poverty among the respondents and determine the effectiveness of the strategies. [more]
Effect of Agricultural Extension Program on Smallholders’ Farm Productivity: Evidence from Three Peasant Associations in the Highlands of Ethiopia
Correspondence: Asres Elias, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Japan
This study evaluates the effect of agricultural extension program participation on farm productivity taking three case study kebeles (peasant associations) in Ethiopia. [more]
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