The Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP), implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has been supporting agricultural policy-making in Ghana since 2005. The overall objective is to conduct research and advise on strategic policy options to support agricultural growth, rural development, and economic transformation in Ghana. Program activities consist of a combination of applied, policy-relevant and demand-driven research, regular engagement with policymakers, and capacity development programs benefiting government and non-government analysts or policymakers.
Our key partners government partners include the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation (MoM&E), Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MoLGRD), and Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). GSSP also collaborates with research institutions and professional associations in Ghana, such as the various centers of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana–Legon, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), and the Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE). The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a long-term funding partner, while current activities are funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, SNV Netherlands, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM). GSSP is hosted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
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