Aquaculture is major source of livelihood and employment for many Ghanaian households (Ragasa et al., 2022). Fig 1 below indicates that Ghana has experienced significant growth in aquaculture production over the last decade. Main factors accounting for this growth include introduction of improved ‘Akosombo strain’ of Nile tilapia, government interventions within the sector such as, […]
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. […]
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.
IFPRI and UN Food Systems Summit 2021: IFPRI Evidence Informing Food Systems Transformation
IFPRI is pleased to be contributing evidence and knowledge from our research across agrifood systems to the UN Food Systems Summit, scheduled for September 2021. Food systems are central to meeting all of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and this groundbreaking event will set the course for the transformations necessary to ensure our food systems […]
Webinar on the readiness of small cities in Ghana to prevent obesity
As part of the Voices for Change Partnership between IFPRI and SNV, IFPRI researchers gave a virtual training for CSO’s working on nutrition in Ghana on May 7th, 2020. Noora-Lisa Aberman presented a case study, part of an ongoing research study “Stories of Challenges in Nutrition – Ghana”, on the emerging challenge of overweight and […]
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