Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues Economic Prospects High as $3billion Eurobond, Cocoa Cash Expected - BOG The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Henry Kofi Wampah, says in spite of exchange rate pressures and a decline in major commodity prices, mid-term economic prospects are strong. He said […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – March 3, 2014.
Below are some current developments on Agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues The State of Our Nation is One of Un-ending Impoverishment Across the length and breadth of our nation, from village to town , suburban to city communities, our citizens pause in contemplation each year at this time , looking for signs of hope, a […]
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 […]
Seminar: Profitability of Maize, Rice, and Soybean
On March 12th, Kamiljon Akramov presented findings from a recent analysis examining the profitability of maize, rice, and soybean in Ghana. Data from 256 farmers in 4 districts in Ghana was collected in order to prepare crop budgets for maize, rice and soybeans. Crop budgets were then used to examine the profitability of each of the 3 crops.