Ghana cocoa is one of the few commodity sectors in Africa that has not been fully liberalized. Some competition was introduced in the local marketing of cocoa that allows licensed buyers to purchase cocoa from producers at an announced price. Both the minimum producer price and the margin are determined by an industry representative body. […]
Last Week in Accra
We have been assessing the effectiveness of four of MoFA’s programs that account for the bulk of its annual expenditures: fertilizer subsidy, block farming, national buffer stock and the establishment of mechanization centers (AMSEC). The assessments are being undertaken in collaboration with two local consulting firms: GIMPA Consulting Services (on fertilizer subsidy, block farming and […]
Farmer Based Organizations
Investing in Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs) has become an important strategy for donor agencies and non-governmental organizations alike. In fact, it is often the most significant project activity, designed to achieve various objectives, such as improving credit recovery through peer pressure; managing irrigation schemes; empowering farmers to demand services; strengthening producer positions' with traders; reducing […]
Cost Benefit Analysis Training
GSSP and the Agricultural Economics Department of the University of Ghana at Legon organized a training on Cost Benefit Analysis from May 30 – June 10, 2011. Participants included representatives from each directorate at MoFA that are involved with the formulation, evaluation and implementation of agricultural projects. The course program consisted of a series of […]
Study Tour to India
A group that consisted of members of the Ghana Parliamentary select committee on agriculture and cocoa affairs, young policy analysts from the policy planning and monitoring and evaluation division at MoFA, young technical staff from MoFA, farmers, agribusiness persons, and scientists were recently taken to India for a study tour. See the list of participants […]
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