What is the future of agriculture in Ghana? And what are the implications for poverty reduction? IFPRI Senior Research Fellow James Thurlow addresses these questions in an essay published in the Gate's Foundation Goalkeepers Report. He writes that "if you asked most Ghanaians where the opportunities of the future lie, they would point to Accra, […]
Changing gender roles in agriculture
Gender roles have important implications for agriculture and food security and have been a key consideration in the discourse on agricultural development over the last few decades. However, some commonly repeated facts about gender relations do not seem to hold true today in Ghana and elsewhere in the developing world. IFPRI-Ghana researchers interrogated 20 years […]
Unpacking the complexity of improved nutrition in Ghana
To mark the start of two new research initiatives in Ghana, a stakeholder event was held, "Unpacking the Complexity of Improved Nutrition", in Accra on July 3, 2018. The initiatives are the IFPRI-Ghana research study on ‘Leveraging Food Systems for Improved Nutrition in Ghana’, and ‘Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana’, jointly led by […]
Stakeholder meeting “Unpacking the Complexity of Improved Nutrition in Ghana”
IFPRI’s Ghana Strategy Support Program, and the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, will co-host a stakeholder meeting on July 3, 2018 in Accra to deliberate on the multisectoral contributions towards transforming nutrition outcomes in Ghana. This event will present initial findings from two new research initiatives in Ghana: Leveraging Food Systems for Nutrition and Stories of […]
Improving the competitiveness of Ghana’s vegetable sector
Vegetables make up a large proportion of food consumption in Ghana comprising 12.8% of food expenditure (GLSS 2012/13). However, despite favorable agro-ecological conditions, local vegetable production fails to meet demand. Low yields and restricted access to marketing networks characterize the vegetable sector in the country, presenting a challenge as far as competitiveness and production incentives […]
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