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, […]
Transformation of urban food systems
The urban food system in Ghana is changing, with growth in household incomes and rapid urbanization. Such shifts in food systems commonly come with diet shifts, including increased consumption of processed foods, and may pose new opportunities and challenges for farmers, processors and consumers. However, with limited data on the topic, policymakers are ill-equipped to […]
The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana
The forthcoming book by Shashi Kolavalli and Marcella Vigneri, The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana, seeks to understand the success of a sector revived through the restructuring of a parastatal, namely the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in an era of market liberalization. The book studies the drivers of success of the cocoa […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – August 8, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Media Reports SEND-Ghana Launches Food Security Project Report SEND-Ghana was established in 1998 in the eastern corridor of the Northern Region with the ultimate goal of combating illiteracy, desertification, food insecurity and to ensure small holder farmers’ access to sustainable credit. The organization in partnership with […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – January 11, 2016
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues: USAID Donates Vehicles to Northern Regional Coordinating Council The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented 12 Nissan pickup vehicles to the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) in Tamale, Ghana, on January 8, 2016. The vehicles were distributed to nine metropolitan, municipal, and district […]
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