Gender roles have important implications for agriculture and food security and have been a key consideration in the discourse on agricultural development over the last few decades. However, some commonly repeated facts about gender relations do not seem to hold true today in Ghana and elsewhere in the developing world. IFPRI-Ghana researchers interrogated 20 years […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 17, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Hunger and Under Nutrition Must be Priority – IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2013 Report has advocate that ending hunger and under nutrition by 2025 should be a priority agenda in post 2015 development agenda worldwide. The Global Food Policy Report circulated […]
Commerical Seed Sector in Ghana
Ghana’s seed sector has undergone some significant changes in the past few years, including the establishment of a new seed law and regulations, the appointment of a National Seed Council, and the emergence of a more diversified commercial seed sector. In a recently released GSSP working paper, three factors critical to the direction of seed […]
Cropping Practices and Labor Requirements in Field Operations for Major Crops in Ghana
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that examines the labor requirements associated with different cropping systems in Ghana in order to guide the prioritization of investments in mechanization in the country. In response to apparent unavailability and cost of labor, farmers are increasingly demanding mechanical traction for land preparation in […]
Irrigation Development in Ghana: Past Experiences, Emerging Opportunities, and Future Directions
The Ghana Strategy Support Program has released a new working paper that discusses irrigation development in Ghana and identifies ways to strengthen the country's irrigated agricultural sector. Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force, about 40 percent of the gross domestic product, and […]
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