by Maxwell Young Ghana’s steady economic growth since the 1980s has helped reduce poverty and improve food security and is considered one of the development success stories of Africa south of the Sahara. Ghana’s agricultural transformation—improvements in farming technology, value chains, crop diversity, and other changes—has been key to that growth. Less clear, however, is […]
The Case of Tomato in Ghana: Summary of Stakeholder Dialogue
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that summarizes the stakeholder dialogue hosted by Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and titled “Transforming Agriculture: The Case of Tomatoes in Ghana.” On 23 April 2010, farmers, traders, processors, agribusiness, Ghanaian and international academics, […]
The Case of Tomato in Ghana: Institutional Support
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that considers the role of various institutions in agriculture, and specifically in Ghana’s tomato sector. Ghana’s commitment to the tomato sector has its roots in the 1960s when three large tomato processing plants were established in the country. Though set up as part of […]
The Case of Tomato in Ghana: Processing
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that examines why tomato processing in Ghana has not worked. Processing of highly perishable non-storable crops, such as tomato, is typically promoted for two reasons: as a way of absorbing excess supply, particularly during gluts that result from predominantly rainfed cultivation; and to enhance […]
The Case of Tomato in Ghana: Marketing
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that explores tomato marketing in Ghana. This document focuses on the linkages between farmers, traders, and retailers. In Ghana, the agricultural sector in general and the tomato sector in particular have not met their potential. In the tomato sector, production seasonality, the dominance of […]