Poor diets and malnutrition in school age children (SAC) in Ghana affect children’s school attendance, lower their academic achievement and cognitive levels (Parish and Gelli, 2015), besides causing stunted growth and wasting. School Feeding Programme (SFP) is a social protection safety net that improves the educational and health outcomes of school pupils. Ghana since 2005, […]
Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector
Ghana’s rapidly growing aquaculture production (Figure 1) has made the country the second-largest tilapia producer in Africa. Several factors account for this growth—including the introduction of the improved Akosombo strain, government interventions, new local feed production companies, and increasing local demand—but the main driver is the establishment of large-scale commercial cage production on Lake Volta. […]
Building Ghana’s Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)
IFPRI’s Ghana office hosted a two-day capacity building workshop on “Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Ghana” from 6-7 February 2023. The workshop was held under the auspices of the IFPRI-led Nexus Project, which aims to improve the quality of SAMs used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The workshop was attended by representatives from […]
A Decade of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
IFPRI, USAID, BMGF Policy Seminar Date: 16th February 2022 Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM (EST) WEAI is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. Panelists discuss lessons learned from using empowerment metrics.
2020 ReSakss Conference – Sustaining Africa’s Agrifood System Transformation
November 3 – 5 Promoting review and dialogue on the role of public policies in ensuring sustainable and resilient agrifood systems and their transformation in Africa. Details & Registration
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