Ghana is West-Africa’s top producer of tilapia. Growth in Ghana’s aquaculture sector is being driven mainly by large-scale cage tilapia farming in Lake Volta. Tilapia contributes over 77% of cultured fish production, the second being African catfish at 22%. Unfortunately, participation of, women, and youth in this rapidly growing value chain is very limited. About […]
Impact of fish feed formulation training on feed use and farmers’ income: Evidence from Ghana
Feed accounts for 60–80% of tilapia production costs, and high feed cost and limited feed access are major issues faced by fish farmers. A potential solution is for farmers to produce their own feeds using cheaper and locally available ingredients. This paper evaluates the feed formulation training implemented in Ghana as part of the Fisheries […]
The road to women’s economic empowerment: Do women (and men) prefer on or off the farm?
November 1, 2019 by Berber Kramer and Isabel Lambrecht Improving women’s economic empowerment continues to be the focus of a wide range of development projects, ranging from vocational trainings to microcredit to cash and asset transfers. In rural farming areas, such programs face the question of which approach is most effective—improving women’s access to agricultural […]
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 […]
6 Myths about Unconditional Cash Transfers
by Maxwell Young Cash transfers have been shown to reduce poverty, increase food security and build households assets, cultivate human capital, and provide recipients with dignity and autonomy. Research from Bangladesh and other low- and middle-income settings also shows that cash transfers can reduce intimate partner violence. Click to view interactive Despite […]
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