On April 25-26, 2018, IFPRI hosted a workshop on Natural Resource Management, Extension Services and Sustainable Agriculture at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. This event was supported by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie); the Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) project; the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets […]
Book launch: Ghana’s cocoa industry contends with growth, poverty
Ghana’s cocoa industry has achieved consistent growth, but low global market prices, a lack of management transparency, and a shortage of younger farmers loom as major challenges.
Call for Abstracts: 3rd Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week
The Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy will hold its 3nd Annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week from 25 – 29 June 2018 in Accra, Ghana, inviting the global community of researchers and research users to participate. The event provides a forum to explore multisectoral linkages between agriculture, nutrition and health. The ANH Academy invites the […]
Towards Agricultural Innovation in Ghana: An Evidence-Based Approach
Towards Agricultural Innovation in Ghana will bring together researchers, local and international NGOs, inter-governmental organizations, and policymakers working in the agricultural sector to facilitate dialogue among different parties about rigorous studies on the impact of agricultural interventions. By creating more visibility for such existing studies and discussing their implications, the event aims to promote the use of […]
2015 Ghana SAM launch
GSSP in collaboration with ISSER and GSS launched the 2015 national and regional Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana on November 16, 2017, in Accra. The Minister of Planning, Hon. Prof. G. Gyan-Baffour (MP) formally launched the SAM. Dr. Shashi Kolavalli, Program Leader of GSSP, mentions this launch as both timely and important, because it will allow […]