The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, FARA, is hosting it's 6TH AFRICA AGRICULTURE SCIENCE WEEK AND FARA GENERAL ASSEMBLY at Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. This year theme is - Africa Feeding Africa through Agricultural Science and Innovation bringing together representatives of FARA's constituents including African and non-African institutions involved in African agricultural research and […]
Development of a program on agribusiness management at the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
The first four week program, which emphasized learning using cases of Ghanaian agribusinesses developed specifically for the program with assistance from the Indian Institutes of Management, came to a close on May 10, 2013. The participants came from Ghanaian businesses, non-governmental organizations and the business support unit of the Ghana ministry of agriculture. Based on the […]
Agribusiness and Governance Training in India
As agriculture becomes a district issue as a result of the decentralization process currently underway in Ghana, GSSP is working to sensitize leaders at the district level on the importance of agriculture in general, as well as providing training in the development of policy alternatives. As part of these efforts, GSSP organized a course at […]
GSSP Scholarship Program: Call for Concept Notes
To strengthen capacities as well as better utilize research, GSSP is initiating a scholarship program for supporting Master’s level thesis research. In addition to offering students resources and collaboration opportunities to build their research capabilities, the program aims to enhance the relevance of this body of research to improving the effectiveness of agricultural and rural […]
Advanced Cost-Benefit Analysis Training
Following up on last year’s training in cost benefit analysis, GSSP held a follow-up course in order to further enhance participants’ analysis skills. In the first training, participants from all directorates of MoFA learned how to carry out cost benefit analysis with a focus on the financial aspects of analysis and use of Microsoft Excel. […]