Rigorous policy analysis is important. And understanding how to communicate the results of that analysis in a clear succinct way is critical for application to policy decisions. With this in mind, IFPRI-Ghana organized a 3-day policy brief writing workshop on 4 – 7 June 2019 for staff from the Statistical Research and Information Department (SRID), […]
Presentation of IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI recently launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The report reviews the major policy developments of 2018 and focuses on rural revitalization as a promising way to achieve the 2030 development agenda and improve rural lives. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new opportunities and technologies, increase access to basic services, create […]
Supporting MoFA in Market Analysis
GSSP in collaboration with the Statistical Research and Information Department (SRID) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) organized and co-hosted a two-day capacity development workshop on 27-28 February 2019 on agricultural commodity market analysis. The workshop focused on price determination, price transmission effects across markets, measuring and responding to price variability, and analyzing […]
International Women’s Day: Reflecting on progress for women in agriculture
A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t even on the agenda. Whether there has been sufficient progress in women’s empowerment in agriculture depends on how one defines “sufficient.” The fact that the question is being asked is itself a sign of progress. A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t even on the agenda. […]
KNUST Hosts Second Annual GAAE Conference
The Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) held its second annual national conference from 9-10 August 2018 on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus in Kumasi. Hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension at KNUST, the conference brought together over sixty agricultural economists and agribusiness experts representing academia, […]