by Noora-Lisa Aberman and Radhika Lal Throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, rural households earn their incomes primarily from agriculture and rapid rural population growth is putting pressure on governments to create jobs. In Ghana, agriculture employs over 40% of the population, but average farm productivity remains low, a problem for rural livelihoods […]
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 […]
Agriculture and poverty reduction
What is the future of agriculture in Ghana? And what are the implications for poverty reduction? IFPRI Senior Research Fellow James Thurlow addresses these questions in an essay published in the Gate's Foundation Goalkeepers Report. He writes that "if you asked most Ghanaians where the opportunities of the future lie, they would point to Accra, […]