Agricultural Issues
SEND-Ghana Advocate More Attention to Smallholders
Mr. John Nkaw, Northern Regional Programmes Officer of SEND-Ghana, has called on the government and its various decentralized organisations responsible for agriculture, to focus more on smallholder farmers, especially women since they are the backbone to the sector. [more]
Farmers Call for Farm Mechanization Centre
The Kobdema Farmers Association has appealed to the government to provide a farm mechanization centre in the Builsa North District to support farmers in the area to expand their farm sizes. The Secretary of the Association, Mr. Ademin Atengkperik who read a statement on behalf of the farmers at a press conference on Tuesday at Sandema, said it had come to the realisation that the continuous dependence on the hoe and cutlass as major tools for farming over the years was a major contributory factor to the low agriculture production and food insecurity in the area.[more]
Gender Issues
Busa Women Farmers Introduced to Agronomic Practices
Ambamba Women Group in Busa in the Wa Municipality, have been introduced to best agronomic practices in maize production using quality inputs and technologies to increase their yield. [more]
Local Government/Decentralization
CDD Ghana Holds Workshop On Decentralization
A four-day workshop to build the capacity of national and district level stakeholders, in promoting public participation in local governance using effective social accountability tools opened in Accra yesterday.[more]
Reports/Articles
Conceptual Framework for the Analysis of the Determinants of Food and Nutrition Security
FOODSECURE Working paper no. 13, September 2013
This report presents a first step of the conceptual framework which will be used in the FoodSecure project to analyse the determinants of food and nutrition security. It draws on previous research and insights to develop a broad conceptual framework. The framework addresses drivers and determinants of food and nutrition security at multiple levels of aggregation. [more]
Use of Participatory Farmer Groups Model to Transfer Agricultural Technology: Is it making any difference in the Tanzanian agriculture?
Journal of Renewable Agriculture JRA 2013, 1(6): 113-122
A study was conducted between June and October 2012 in the District Agricultural Sector Investment Project (DASIP) supported areas in Tanzania to evaluate what has worked and what has not worked in the implementation of the DASIP Participatory Famer Groups (PFGs) model. Specifically the study evaluated the rate of adoption of improved crop farming practices among PFGs and non-PFGs members; identified and analyzed the factors and variables that explain variations in adoption of improved technologies. In addition the extent to which the DASIP PFGs model has influenced production in the project area was assessed. [more]
Advancing Climate Compatible Development for Food Security
Germanwatch. Perspectives climate change
The integration of mitigation, adaptation, and food security in responding to climate change is a conceptual puzzle that needs to become a practical reality. The complex environment in which food security needs to be pursued, involving aspects such as availability, stability, accessibility and utilization of food on all levels consistent with the right to adequate food, poses specific challenges to addressing climate change in the interest of those most at risk from food insecurity. This report analyses and assesses a broad scale of mitigation and adaptation activities in the agricultural sector, including prospective activities and funding opportunities.[more]
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