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 […]
LAUNCH – Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Programme to Strengthen Skills and Competencies of Ghanaian Agribusiness Professionals
LAUNCH - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Programme to Strengthen Skills and Competencies of Ghanaian Agribusiness Professionals The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have partnered up to launch a four-week Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Programme, running from April 15th – May 10th, 2013 bringing together mid-level personnel engaged in […]
Book Launch: West African Agriculture and Climate Change
West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis is first of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series. It offers country by country climate data and analysis for all 11 countries which make up all of West Africa. It examines how climate change will affect food security threats and explores increased efforts needed […]
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Foodcrop Production
GSSP recently released a policy note entitled Climate Change, Agriculture, and Foodcrop Production in Ghana that discusses mitigation options to reduce the effects of climate change on agricultural potential in Ghana. Agriculture still plays a major role in Ghana’s GDP despite the transition to industry and service sectors-led economy. The country is experiencing reduced rainfall […]
Analyzing Profitability of Maize, Rice, and Soybean Production
GSSP recently released a working paper entitled Analyzing Profitability of Maize, Rice, and Soybean Production in Ghana that combines policy analysis matrix and data envelopment analysis techniques to evaluate the profitability and competitiveness of maize, rice, and soybean production. The results are different under observed average and profit maximizing conditions. One may argue that average […]
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