Over the past decade, the aquaculture sector in Ghana has experienced tremendous growth—driven mainly by large-scale cage farms—but it has been unclear how the rural poor have shared in this growth. A research project conducted has been initiated to help diagnose, design, and test interventions for better inclusion of the rural poor, women, and youth […]
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 […]
A global rural crisis: Rural revitalization is the solution
By Achim Steiner and Shenggen Fan Rural areas are in crisis. Rural residents make up 45 percent of the world’s population but bear a disproportionate burden of poverty, malnutrition, and poor quality of life. The global rural poverty rate is 17 percent (compared to 7 percent in urban areas). Rural people comprise 70 percent of […]
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – September 22, 2015
Below are some current developments on agriculture in Africa: Agricultural Issues US$1.8billion Cocoa Syndicated Loan to Hit Coffers Early October Ghana is hopeful of receiving the US$1.8billion cocoa syndicated loan by first week in October, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has told the B&FT. “We are happy that this loan will reach Ghana come the […]
Call for Papers – The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development recently announced two special topic calls for papers on Food System Planning Theory and Practice and The Essential Principles of Small- and Mid-Scale Food Value Chain. Food System Planning Theory and Practice Manuscripts are due April 20, 2011 Food Systems Planning is a nascent field in […]