Rice imports in Ghana account for 50-70 percent of domestic consumption; the average rice yield in Ghana is estimated to be 2.5 tons/hectare (MOFA 2009-2011), even though the achievable yield based on on-farm trials ii 6-8 tons/hectare. With the aim of increasing productivity, a national fertilizer subsidy was introduced in 2008, followed by a National Rice Development Strategy in 2009 and a seed subsidy in 2012 with yield still remaining low. Low adoption or lack of inputs and improved technologies is often cited as a reason for this gap. To determine the current technology adoption levels and to better understand the constraints and incentives for adoption, a nationally representative survey was implemented from November 2012-February 2013. Some of the major findings of the study suggest that adoption of modern varieties is lower than the average for Africa south of the Sahara; traditional varieties are still popular amongst the farmers. Other traits such as drought tolerance, weed tolerance, good milling and parboiling qualities and high yields are also preferred traits; developing superior varieties which combine traditional varieties as well as agronomic traits may be acceptable by the farmers and consumers. Fertilizer use was high, at 66% of rice area but the average application rate was lower than the recommended. High fertilizer use can be attributed to the fertilizer subsidy program. Regardless of the amount or timing of fertilizer application , no difference in yield was found. In addition to fertilizer, no burn practices and plowing in crop residue were common but the adoption of other soil fertility management practices such as manure sure, planting in mulch, and crop rotation with nitrogen-fixing crops was limited. The study also found that herbicide and pesticide use was very common among the farmers, the price of which is quite affordable by most. A major constraint noted was the lack of access to mechanization by the farmers; the sawah system (bunding, leveling, and puddling) is practiced on only 15 percent of rice area in Ghana. Other agronomic practices are also less popular - only 20% practice transplanting; only 13%of rice area was planted in rows, despite major promotion of row planting for rice; and only 25% practiced seed priming. Mean yield comparisons suggest that fertilizer, certified seed, and herbicide use are associated with higher yields. Modern varieties and certified seed did not seem to be associated with higher yields in the Northern Savannah area. Plots under irrigation and those under sawah have substantially higher yields than those not under those systems. Planting in mulch, no-burn practices, and the fallow system seem to be associated with higher yields in addition to fertilizer, certified seed, and herbicide, especially in irrigated areas. For more details, please see GSSP working paper, Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Technologies in Ghana.