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 […]
Value Chain Development to benefit smallholders in Ghana: The effectiveness of selected interventions
Value chains are series of activities or processes that aim at creating and adding value to any product at every step during the production process. How, where, and when might it be appropriate to intervene in value chains, particularly to benefit smallholders? In their paper on value chain development, Shashi Kolavalli and co-authors examined interventions […]
Africa’s Litigated Democracy
27 February, 2020 Bob Baulch , Danielle Resnick The fact that African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections indicates that perceptions of judicial independence are improving. But frequent recourse to the courts can undermine trust in the electoral process and indicates that basic democratic mechanisms are not functioning properly. LILONGWE/WASHINGTON, DC […]
Agricultural Growth Key to Spur Ghana’s Economic Growth
With the right kinds of policies and investments, Ghana could enhance its agricultural exports, reduce its food imports, and in the process create many more productive jobs along agricultural value chains.
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