Journal articles: 'Agriculture – Ghana'

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Asuming-Brempong, Samuel. "Policy Initiatives and Agricultural Performance in Post-independent Ghana." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 4, no. 9 (September 20, 2013): 425–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v4i9.781.

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The central role agriculture plays in the development of Ghanaâ€™s economy has been recognized by several authors, particularly because Ghanaâ€™s economy is basically agrarian. Nevertheless, the contributions agriculture can make to economic development depend on the policy environment within which agriculture thrives. Several policies, both general and specific to agriculture, which have been pursued under various governments have either promoted or mitigated against the performance of agriculture in Ghana. This paper reviews the various policies under which Ghana's agricultural sector has operated since independence, and provides a synthesis of the major existing policies and recent changes and how these have affected the agricultural sector. The analysis shows that the socialist model of the 1960s contrasted sharply with the liberalized market approach of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly under structural adjustment. These differing policy orientations have had significant effects on agricultural performance in Ghana, and the roles of agriculture at different periods. For instance, the policy effects of agricultural activities on the environment, such as the promotion of export commodities, the exploitation of timber and forest resources, mining, and indiscriminate sale and use of agro-chemicals in Ghana have been negative. On the other hand, promotion of cash and export crops through government policy incentives have improved rural incomes for farmers that cultivate such crops, and helped to reduce poverty among this group. In general, the policy effects on agriculture in Ghana have been mixed.

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Mohan, Geetha, Hirotaka Matsuda, Samuel A. Donkoh, Victor Lolig, and Gideon Danso Abbeam. "Effects of Research and Development Expenditure and Climate Variability on Agricultural Productivity Growth in Ghana." Journal of Disaster Research 9, no. 4 (August 1, 2014): 443–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2014.p0443.

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This paper examines the effects of agricultural research expenditure and climate change on agricultural productivity growth by region in Ghana. A panel dataset is constructed for 2000-2009 from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana; and the Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) database of the International Food Policy Research Institute. A Malmquist index was used to compute agricultural productivity growth, including decomposition components efficiency change and technical change. The determinants of productivity growth are examined using a fixed effects regression model. The results specify that significant causal factors impact positively on Ghana’s agricultural productivity growth, include climate variability, infrastructure, and agricultural research and development expenditure. The study confirms there is a need to strengthen and develop new technological progress for sustainable agricultural production in Ghana.

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Páral, Martin, and Petr Blížkovský. "Globalisation and Food Sovereignty: Impact of Foreign Direct Investments and Government Expenditure in Ghana in 2001–2010." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 67, no. 1 (2019): 325–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201967010325.

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The article looks at the globalisation effects on food availability in Ghana. The aim of the article is to analyse which of the selected macroeconomic indicators have a statistically significant impact on the increase of food availability in the country. Impacts of foreign direct investments on agriculture and government expenditures in agriculture have been tested. Correlation analyses and multiple regression analyses have been used to analyse the test results. Findings suggest that change in both foreign direct investments in agriculture and government expenditures in agriculture cause significant change in food availability in Ghana. At the same time, the impact of government expenditures on the amount of available food is in the case of Ghana more than two‑times higher than the impact of agricultural foreign direct investments, while the increase in government expenditures in agriculture does not cause a decrease in foreign direct investments in agriculture.

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Nunoo, Jacob, and Bernand Nana Acheampong. "Protecting financial investment: agriculture insurance in Ghana." Agricultural Finance Review 74, no. 2 (July 1, 2014): 236–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-10-2013-0037.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present readers with information on the state of provision of agricultural insurance as a means of protecting financial investment in agricultural productivity in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews interventions in the provision of agricultural insurance in Ghana and then examines what is currently being done in this area. The paper looks at issues arising from empirical evidence on agricultural insurance provision and links them to scholarly articles on these issues. Findings – This paper shows that there has been considerable effort from the German Development Cooperation, the Ghana National Insurance Commission and government ministries and agencies, the Insurance sector in Ghana and stakeholder institutions leading to the creation of an agricultural insurance provider in Ghana. It is, however, evident from the results that the system is facing major challenges resulting primarily from the inability of the state to provide the needed policy and regulatory support that will assist the insurance sector in the development and delivery of the agricultural insurance products. Originality/value – Even though there has been some research that has touched on agricultural insurance in Ghana, none of them has actually examined the current systems of providing the insurance since its inception. The paper therefore fills the gap of providing information on the current ongoing interventions for the provision of agricultural insurance for individuals and organizations that invest in the agricultural sector in Ghana.

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Wolter, Denise. "Ghana: Agriculture is Becoming a Business." OECD Journal: General Papers 2009, no. 2 (September 22, 2009): 9–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/gen_papers-2009-5ks9zs5gt1d2.

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Opoku, Emmanuela, and Trish Glazebrook. "Gender, Agriculture, and Climate Policy in Ghana." Environmental Ethics 40, no. 4 (2018): 371–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics201840435.

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Ghana is aware of women farmers’ climate adaptation challenges in meeting the country’s food security needs and has strong intentions to support these women, but is stymied by economic limitations, poor organization in governance, persistent social gender biases, and either little or counter-productive support from international policy makers and advisory bodies. Focal issues are the global impacts of climate change on agriculture, Africa’s growing hunger crisis, and women’s contribution to food production in Ghana. Of special importance are the issues of gender-inclusiveness and gender-sensitivity of Ghana’s climate and climate-related policies, including its integration of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change policy, as well as the influence of international economic policy on Ghana’s gender development. Because women farmers provide the majority of the country’s national food-basket, Ghana (as well as other African counries) should focus on building women subsistence farmers’ adaptation needs to avert mass starvation. People should understand that starvation in Africa is not a future event but is already underway.

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Bannor, Richard Kwasi, Mohit Sharma, and Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh. "Extent of urban agriculture and food security: evidence from Ghana and India." International Journal of Social Economics 48, no. 3 (January 8, 2021): 437–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-08-2020-0519.

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PurposeThe study attempted to assess the food security status of urban agriculture households in Ghana and India. Also, the extent of urban agriculture participation and its effect on food security in Ghana and India were examined.Design/methodology/approachA total of 650 urban agriculture farmers were interviewed for this study in Ghana and India. Food security status of urban households was assessed by the use of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, whereas the determinants of the extent of urban agriculture and its effect on food security were analysed by the use of the heteroskedastic linear regression and the Seemingly Unrelated Regression models, respectively.FindingsFrom the study on average, households in Ghana were mildly food insecure, but that of India was moderately food insecure. The results further revealed that various demographic, economic, institutional and health and nutrition factors differently influenced urban food security and urban agriculture. Also, the extent of urban agriculture participation positively influenced food security.Originality/valueSeveral studies in Asia (India) and Africa (Ghana) on urban food security have been geographically limited to New Delhi, Mumbai and Greater Accra, with few studies in the Middle Belt of Ghana, and Bihar in India. Besides, there is a limited, rigorous, empirical study on the effect of the extent of UA on food security in Asia (India) and Africa (Ghana) individually and together. Moreover, we extend the frontiers of the methodological approach by applying the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) model to understand if the factors that affect food-security accessibility based on two food security accessibility tools are correlated.

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G. Djokoto, Justice. "Characteristics of Foreign Direct Investment into Agriculture in Ghana." International Journal of Technology and Management Research 1, no. 1 (February 17, 2020): 19–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.47127/ijtmr.v1i1.11.

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The paper investigated the characteristics of foreign direct investment( FDI) to Ghana's agriculture by examining the flow of funds, projects, employment and possible pre-independence legacies in FDI inflows from Ghana's former partners in colonial relationships and the slave trade. Using moving averages, percentages, cross tabulations and chi-squares tests, to data from 1994-2010, the following conclusions were drawn; a) FDI flows, measured by estimated cost of projects remained stable and low for most part of 1994-2010. However, huge jumps were witnessed after 2008, coinciding with Ghana's second time of successful and peaceful transfer of political power to another government; b) Clustering of agricultural projects in Greater Accra Region, c) a strong attraction of large FDI firms for the crops subsector; d) 75% of the FDI projects are SMEs; e) Among European countries, Ghana's former slave and colonial masters, Britain, Netherlands and Denmark contribute most FDI projects to Ghana's agriculture. Volta Region has strong attraction for projects from Germany. Strategies need to be designed to attract projects beyond Greater Accra, where poverty reduction may be better felt. Keywords: FDI;Agriculture;Employment;Distribution;Projects.

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Moari, S. I., A. M. Akudugu, and J. S. Dittoh. "Determinants of Adoption of Ecosystem-Friendly Farming Practices for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Ghana." International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD) 1, no. 1 (January 24, 2018): 68–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.47762/2017.964x.17.

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Agriculture plays a key role in economic growth, enhancing food security, poverty reduction and rural development. Future food security and economic independence of developing countries would depend on resilient ecosystems for a sustainable agricultural development. Intensive agriculture with high inputs has resulted in rapid crop production in Ghana, accompanied by negative environmental effects. The adoption of ecosystem-friendly farming technologies, which do not destroy nature, would ensure these negative effects are addressed. However, the rate of adoption of these practices has remained low in Ghana. This paper explores the determinants of adoption of ecosystem-friendly farming practices (EFFPs) in Northern region of Ghana with a sample of 300 farmers. The results revealed that sex, age, educational level, household size, production system, credit access, previous income, market access, and expected benefits from the adoption influenced EFFPs adoption. The adoption of EFFPs should be made a precondition for farmers to gain access to desirable opportunities such as input subsidies, good pricing among others.

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Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson, Ramatu Mahama Al-Hassan, Daniel Bruce Sarpong, and Irene Egyir. "Agricultural credit rationing in Ghana: what do formal lenders look for?" Agricultural Finance Review 74, no. 3 (August 26, 2014): 364–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-01-2013-0004.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of agricultural credit rationing by formal lenders in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – This study employed descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Heckman's two-stage regression model to identify types of rationing faced by farmers and investigate factors that influence agricultural credit rationing by formal financial institutions. Data used in this study are gathered through a survey of 595 farmers in seven districts within Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Findings – The result reveals that farmers face three types of rationing. Evidence from the Heckman two-stage models shows that engagement in off farm income generating activities, increase in farm size, positive balances on accounts and commercial orientation of the farmers has the potential to reduce rationing of credit applicants by formal lenders. Practical implications – The results provide information on the factors that need to be considered as important in an attempt to reduce agricultural credit rationing by formal lenders. Originality/value – The value of this study is that farmers would use the results of this study to improve access to required amount of agricultural credit from formal financial institutions. The information would also benefit stakeholders in the agricultural sector, particularly youth in agriculture program organized by Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana as how to improve access to credit and reduce rationing of program participants by formal financial institutions.

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Nelson, Nii, Jo Darkwa, John Calautit, Mark Worall, Robert Mokaya, Eunice Adjei, Francis Kemausuor, and Julius Ahiekpor. "Potential of Bioenergy in Rural Ghana." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (January 4, 2021): 381. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010381.

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Crop residues are common in rural Ghana due to the predominant role agriculture plays in livelihood activities in these communities. In this paper we investigate the prospects of exploiting agricultural crop residues for rural development in Ghana through bioenergy schemes. A theoretical energy potential of 623.84 PJ per year, which is equivalent to 19,781 MW was estimated using crop production data from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and residue-to-product ratios. Ghana has a total installed generation capacity of 4577 MW which is four times less the energy potential of crop residues in the country. Cocoa pod husks were identified as important biomass resources for energy generation as they are currently wasted. To further assess the energy potential of cocoa pod husks, different cocoa pod husks samples were collected across the six cocoa growing regions in Ghana and thermo-chemically characterised using proximate and ultimate analysis. The low levels of nitrogen and sulphur observed, together with the high heating value, suggest that cocoa pod husks and for that matter crop residues are eco-friendly feedstock that can be used to power rural communities in Ghana.

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Akobeng, Eric. "Safety net for agriculture: effect of idiosyncratic income shock on remittance payments." International Journal of Social Economics 44, no. 1 (January 9, 2017): 2–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-12-2014-0271.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of illness-driven agriculture income shocks on remittance payments in Ghana using a nationally representative household pseudo-panel data set for 1991/1992, 1998/1999 and 2005/2006. Design/methodology/approach The two-stage least square instrumental variable technique is used. This is compared with the ordinary least squares estimator. Findings The author finds that households in Ghana use remittances to protect themselves from negative agriculture income shocks. The study further reveals that the protection is resilient in female-headed households. Research limitations/implications The question of remittances as a safety net mechanism is interesting, but the limitation is the challenges involving the counterfactual setup in studying the effects of endogenous migration choices. Practical implications The study provides that, as far as microeconomic factors are concerned, remittances increase in times of negative agriculture income shocks attributed to illness in Ghana. Social implications The finding points to the fact that remittance payments play an essential role as an informal safety net during illness-driven agriculture income shock especially for female-headed households in Ghana. This has an important implication for poverty reduction in Ghana. Originality/value It provides an empirical test of the claim that remittance flows buffer idiosyncratic shock with micro-level household data that incorporates both internal and international remittances. The paper introduces gender dimension into idiosyncratic shocks’ impact. Also, the data set makes it possible to provide a reliable set of agriculture income shock estimates.

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Ansah, Fred Owusu, and Richard C. Smardon. "Mining and agriculture in Ghana: a contested terrain." International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 14, no. 4 (2015): 371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijesd.2015.072087.

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Vercillo, Siera, and Miriam Hird-Younger. "Farmer resistance to agriculture commercialisation in northern Ghana." Third World Quarterly 40, no. 4 (February 7, 2019): 763–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1552076.

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Akudugu, Mamudu Abunga, Katherine Kaunza-Nu-Dem Millar, and Margaret Atosina Akuriba. "The Livelihoods Impacts of Irrigation in Western Africa: The Ghana Experience." Sustainability 13, no. 10 (May 19, 2021): 5677. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13105677.

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Although agriculture remains the mainstay of the African economy, it is currently going through stress because of a multitude of factors including climate change. Thus, many countries in their efforts to transform their agricultural sectors are employing climate-smart initiatives including the provision of water harvesting technologies for irrigated crop production during the dry season. This paper examines the role of irrigation in the drive towards a transformation of smallholder agriculture in Africa. Focus group discussions, key informant interviews and individual questionnaires were employed for the data collection. The data were analyzed using the regression adjustment (RA) technique. The results indicate that irrigation has significant and positive impacts on farm incomes, employment, consumption, food security and non-farm businesses, all of which are necessary conditions for a successful transformation of smallholder agriculture in Africa. The impacts of irrigation on health and environmental sustainability are mixed—the positive being the ability of irrigators to pay for improved healthcare for their families and the negatives include the outbreak of waterborne diseases associated with irrigation water. Construction of irrigation facilities causes destruction to the environment but improves provisioning ecosystem services. It is generally concluded that access to irrigation is associated with higher farm incomes, employment, consumption, food security and engagement in non-farm business activities. The key policy implication of these findings is that African governments must formulate strategic policies that will accelerate investments in the provision of irrigation facilities to better promote the agenda to transform smallholder agriculture in the continent.

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Nkansah Darfor, Kwabena, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Selorm Akaba, Michael Kwamega, Gideon Ntim-Amo, and Stephen Ansah. "Determinants of agriculture credit fungibility among smallholder farmers: The case of rural Ghana." International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 48, no. 1 (2021): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/ijanr.v48i1.2235.

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This study examined the determinants of rural household agriculture credit fungibility (CF). The study found agricultural CF among farmers, with approximately 79% of farmers involved in agricultural CF. Household financial burden was found to be the main cause of CF among the studied farmers. Most fungible credit was used for clothing and food consumption. A probit model was employed to analyze survey data collected from four regions in Ghana. We employed an instrumental variable approach (IV-Probit) to test for robustness due to endogeneity issues. The econometric model results show that the variables of off-farm income and farm size inversely influenced agricultural CF, while those of education, household size, male farmer gender, and chronic disease variables had a positive effect on agricultural CF. Our findings have policy implications for alleviating agricultural CF.

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Abukari, Abdul-Basit Tampuli, and Seidu Al-hassan. "Agriculture and Kayaye (Head Porterage) Menace in Ghana: A Case of Policy or Structural Failure?" Journal of Agricultural Studies 5, no. 2 (May 18, 2017): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v5i2.10768.

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Most researches on migration have often targeted the host cities where the living conditions and the coping strategies of the migrants are documented. The push factors in their home towns and regions are theoretically being referred. The most common among the factors are poverty and unemployment resulting from the dwindling fortunes in agriculture. The study selected the Northern region because it is the largest, both in terms of agriculture and the supplier of migrants for the kayaye business. The outmigration of this group of people has remained a serious socio-economic dilemma for policy makers in Ghana. The study sets out to review why some selected key policies have failed to reverse this menace. At the same time it examines the structural economy of the region which is generally agricultural. Three different quantitative techniques are used to determine the relationship between labor and agricultural production. Results of all these techniques suggest a significant reduction in the labor employed in agricultural production. This brought to light how agriculture, the traditional occupation of these migrants rejects their labor. With educational and skills barriers to the industry and services sectors, the kayaye business is an inevitable alternative. In the light of these findings, policy recommendations have been provided.

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Tendeku, D. K., M. A. Akudungu, and J. S. Dittoh. "The Effects of Participation in Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture on Livelihoods in the Bawku Area of Ghana." International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD) 1, no. 1 (January 24, 2018): 44–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.47762/2017.964x.23.

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Irrigation is one of the key strategies for agricultural transformation and commercialization processes in Ghana and elsewhere in the developing world. This is because irrigation provides opportunity for extended agricultural production, particularly in areas characterized by short duration and low intensity rainfall regimes. Thus, irrigation provides a unique opportunity for the poor, who are mostly smallholder farmers to urge themselves out of poverty. In order to enhance and sustain the benefits from irrigation, there is the need for careful and rigorous study to understand the socio-economic underpinnings of irrigation participation. This paper sought to investigate the factors that influence participation in irrigated agriculture and its effects on livelihoods. The method of analysis involved an estimation of treatment effect model. The study relied mainly on primary data collected from 304 respondents randomly sampled across four irrigating communities in the Bawku West District of Ghana. The empirical results show that age, marital status, market availability, extension contact and farm size significantly influence farmers’ decision to participate in irrigated agriculture. Participation in irrigation positively affects livelihoods development. However, the benefits of irrigation are likely to be offset by large household sizes, source of water for irrigation and education. The study recommends that farmers must be assisted with improved technologies in irrigated agriculture supported by gender sensitive extension services to ensure effective technology use. There is also the need for improved access to markets.

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Nchanji, Eileen. "Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Ghana: What Governance System Works?" Sustainability 9, no. 11 (November 14, 2017): 2090. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9112090.

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Boon, Emmanuel K., Richard Oppong Boateng, Ama Appiah Acheampong, and Naomi Buabemaa Gyekye. "Irrigated agriculture: a tool for green revolution in Ghana." International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 19, no. 1/2/3 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijgenvi.2020.114862.

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Gyekye, Naomi Buabemaa, Ama Appiah Acheampong, Richard Oppong Boateng, and Emmanuel K. Boon. "Irrigated agriculture: a tool for green revolution in Ghana." International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 19, no. 1/2/3 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijgenvi.2020.10037567.

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Gameli Djokoto, Justice, Francis Yao Srofenyoh, and Kobla Gidiglo. "Domestic and foreign direct investment in Ghanaian agriculture." Agricultural Finance Review 74, no. 3 (August 26, 2014): 427–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-09-2013-0035.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) into agriculture on domestic investment in agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – Time series data from 1976 to 2007 was fitted to a derived model. Findings – Foreign direct investment into agriculture crowd-in domestic investment into agriculture. Research limitations/implications – A targeted approach that will attract foreign direct investment into agriculture is required as to complement existing efforts at boosting domestic agricultural investment. Originality/value – Numerous papers investigated the relationship between foreign direct investment and domestic investment at the aggregate national and regional levels. However, the evidence for this relationship has been conflicting. That for agriculture is rare. For Ghana, a developing agrarian economy that has promoted foreign direct investment for some decades now, it is imperative to establish the relationship between foreign direct investments and domestic investment. Also, the estimation was based on a theoretically derived model.

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Osei, Simon K., Benjamin Y. Folitse, Lucy P. Dzandu, and Grace Obeng-Koranteng. "Sources of information for urban vegetable farmers in Accra, Ghana." Information Development 33, no. 1 (July 9, 2016): 72–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666916638712.

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This study assesses sources of information for vegetable farmers in urban part of Accra, Ghana. One hundred vegetable farmers in the study area were sampled and interviewed using structured questionnaires. Findings revealed that urban vegetable farming is regarded as the business of men. Most of the urban vegetable farmers use radio as a source of agricultural information. Farmers use information on agrochemicals acquired in applying fertilizer, weedicides and pest control. A challenge to the urban vegetable farmers in Accra is poor public relations on the part of agricultural extension agents. The study recommends that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture roll out a programme to educate urban vegetable farmers on the various sources of agricultural information and sponsor adult education programmes in the local languages on national radio and television for farmers to help them make use of different sources of agricultural information effectively.

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Czech, Katarzyna, and Nicholas Imbeah. "CRUDE OIL EXPORT OF GHANA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXI, no. 4 (November 25, 2019): 54–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.5957.

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The aim of the paper is to illustrate the impact of crude oil commercial production and export launch in Ghana on the country’s economy. The study is conducted based on one factor variance analysis and Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference test. Analysis is related to the Dutch disease paradox. Ghana constitutes an eminent and interesting example of a natural resource-rich country, where oil commercial production started late, in 2011. Monetary policy in Ghana seems to be effective in mitigating the effects of the Dutch disease. Research results imply that the Ghanaian Cedi depreciated rather than appreciated since crude oil export’s launch. Moreover, it is shown that the increase in oil export has not had a significant impact on the export of non-fuel goods. Additionally, the study shows that the launch of oil commercial production was associated with a contraction of agricultural value added. The rise in oil export led to a significant decrease of the rural population share in the total population. The agriculture sector, however, provides the main livelihood for many people in Ghana and the revenue generated in the sector plays an important role in the country’s development. The Ghanaian government should be especially concerned about issues related to agricultural modernisation and education in rural communities.

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Abdulai, Nurideen, Leslie Donkor, and Dennis Asare. "Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Determining Trends in Wind Energy Potential and Its Uses for Designing Development Strategies in Ghana." Applied Research Journal of Environmental Engineering 3, no. 3 (December 31, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.47721/arjee202003021.

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This paper is purported to determine the wind energy potential of Ghana for 2010 and 2018 using GIS and RS technologies and how the result could be used to develop a country strategy that benefits the ordinary Ghanaian. In doing this, two different wind potential maps of Ghana were generated for 2010 and 2018 using data from Ghana meteorological Unit and Windfinder respectively. Moreover, the Inverse Distance Weighted interpolation of winds peed was used to generate the maps at different hub heights for 2010 and 2018. The results indicate that, the 2010 wind map showed wind speed is highest (8m/s) in the southernmost part of Ghana (i.e. Coastal part of Greater Accra and Volta Regions) at 10m high while the wind map of 2018 showed that wind speed is highest (9m/s) in the Upper East Region of Ghana at 10m high. As wind energy is untapped in Ghana, we advised that Government should further explore the results for the Upper East Region in ascertaining that it was not influenced by Trade winds and apply to different sectors of the economy through appropriate institutional regulations. The wind energy in Northern Ghana should be dedicated to mechanized agriculture, augmenting electricity tariffs for the poor in those areas and extending electricity to rural communities that do not have access to the national grid under the rural electrification project. Meanwhile, the wind energy generated from the southern part of Ghana should be dedicated mostly to commercial and industrial activities. Keywords: Wind Energy Potential, mechanized agriculture, industrial application, GIS, RS

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Amanor, Kojo Sebastian. "Family Values, Land Sales and Agricultural Commodification in South-Eastern Ghana." Africa 80, no. 1 (February 2010): 104–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e0001972009001284.

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It is argued that land shortage and the decline of new frontier areas results in increasing conflicts over rights to land and to labour. This constrains land sales and agricultural land becomes increasingly transferred though sharecropping and the commodification of user rights in land, rather than through the evolution of clearly defined land markets. Smallholder agriculture increasingly becomes an individual undertaking, in which labour is hired, and rights to land are acquired rather than allocated within the family. Agricultural relations of production become increasingly commodified and the moral economy of the family is undermined and increasingly socially differentiated. The article traces historically the emergence of these production relations in south-east Ghana.

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Ampim, Peter A. Y., Michael Ogbe, Eric Obeng, Edwin K. Akley, and Dilys S. MacCarthy. "Land Cover Changes in Ghana over the Past 24 Years." Sustainability 13, no. 9 (April 28, 2021): 4951. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13094951.

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Changes in land cover (LC) can lead to environmental challenges, but few studies have investigated LC changes at a country wide scale in Ghana. Tracking LC changes at such a scale overtime is relevant for devising solutions to emerging issues. This study examined LC changes in Ghana for the past almost two and half decades covering 1995–2019 to highlight significant changes and opportunities for sustainable development. The study used land cover data for six selected years (1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2019) obtained from the European Space Agency. The data was analyzed using R, ArcGIS Pro and Microsoft Excel 365 ProPlus. The original data was reclassified into eight LC categories, namely: agriculture, bare area, built-up, forest, grassland, other vegetation, waterbody, and wetland. On average, the results revealed 0.7%, 131.7%, 23.3%, 46.9%, and 11.2% increases for agriculture, built-up, forest, waterbody, and wetland, respectively, across the nation. However, losses were observed for bare area (92.8%), grassland (51.1%), and other vegetation (41%) LCs overall. Notably, agricultural land use increased up to 2015 and decreased subsequently but this did not affect production of the major staple foods. These findings reveal the importance of LC monitoring and the need for strategic efforts to address the causes of undesirable change.

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LAMBERT, KERI. "‘IT'S ALL WORK AND HAPPINESS ON THE FARMS’: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE BLOCS IN NKRUMAH'S GHANA." Journal of African History 60, no. 01 (March 2019): 25–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853719000331.

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AbstractThis study assesses the agricultural sector under the government of Kwame Nkrumah as a dynamic Cold War front. After Ghana's independence in 1957, Nkrumah asserted that the new nation would guard its sovereignty from foreign influence, while recognizing that it needed foreign cooperation and investment. His government embarked upon a development program with an emphasis on diversifying Ghana's agriculture to decrease her dependence on cocoa. Meanwhile, both the United States and the Soviet Union sought to establish footholds in Ghana through agricultural aid, trade, and investments. In the first years of independence, the Ghanaian state encouraged smallholder farming and American investment. Later, in a sudden change of policy, the government established large-scale state farms along the socialist model. This article brings to light the ways that Ghanaians in rural areas engaged with and interpreted the increasingly interventionist agriculture projects and policies of Nkrumah's government.

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Martinson, Ankrah Twumasi, Jiang Yuansheng, and Owusu Acheampong Monica. "Determinants of agriculture participation among tertiary institution youths in Ghana." Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development 11, no. 3 (March 31, 2019): 56–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/jaerd2018.1011.

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Atakli, Blessing Amos, and Wonder Agbenyo. "Nexus between Financial Inclusion, Gender and Agriculture Productivity in Ghana." Theoretical Economics Letters 10, no. 03 (2020): 545–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/tel.2020.103035.

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Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, and Rachel Bezner Kerr. "A political ecology of high-input agriculture in northern Ghana." African Geographical Review 34, no. 1 (July 2, 2014): 13–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2014.929971.

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Dalton, Timothy J., Iddrisu Yahaya, and Jesse Naab. "Perceptions and performance of conservation agriculture practices in northwestern Ghana." Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 187 (April 2014): 65–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.11.015.

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Yaro, Joseph Awetori, Joseph Kofi Teye, and Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey. "Historical Context of Agricultural Commercialisation in Ghana: Changes in Land and Labour Relations." Journal of Asian and African Studies 53, no. 1 (July 6, 2016): 49–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909616657368.

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This paper provides a broad review of agrarian change in Ghana by highlighting the major developments in the agrarian political economy and their implications for agricultural commercialisation and its modifying influence on land tenure systems, livelihoods, production systems, social relations, and labour relations. While current land tenure arrangements and labour relations in Africa are often explained in terms of globalisation, we argue that the historical context of agricultural commercialisation in Ghana shows continuities and discontinuities in agrarian relations from the colonial period to the present. We also argue that changes over the years have blended with globalisation to produce the distinct forms of labour relations that we see today. The commercialisation of agriculture in Ghana has evolved progressively from the colonial era aided by policies of coercion, persuasion and incentives to its current globalised form. The expansion in the range of commodities over time necessarily increased the demand for more land and labour. The article contributes to the literature by providing great insights into changes in land and labour relations due to increasing commercialisation, and how these enhanced wealth accumulation for the richer segments of society and global capital to the detriment of the poor throughout Ghana’s agrarian history.

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Martey, Edward, Alexander Nimo Wiredu, Prince M. Etwire, Mathias Fosu, S. S. J. Buah, John Bidzakin, Benjamin D. K. Ahiabor, and Francis Kusi. "Fertilizer Adoption and Use Intensity Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana: A Case Study of the AGRA Soil Health Project." Sustainable Agriculture Research 3, no. 1 (December 24, 2013): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v3n1p24.

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<p>Northern Ghana is characterized by food insecurity largely due to over reliance on rain-fed agriculture under low farm input conditions. The present study investigated the effect of factors influencing mineral fertilizer adoption and use intensity among smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana. A total of 330 smallholder farmers selected through multi-stage sampling technique were interviewed. Adoption of fertilizer technology was determined by age, nativity, farm size, access to credit, and distance to agricultural office. The result of the truncated regression estimates indicated that income of household head, membership of farmer association, distance to agricultural office, access to input shop, income earning household that do not participate in agricultural development project and income earning male headed household were the significant factors influencing fertilizer use intensity. Distance to agricultural office was a key positive determinant of fertilizer adoption and use intensity. The study recommends improvement in road infrastructure and technical training of agricultural extension agents. Farmer based organization must be trained on regular basis to enhance their productive skills and technology uptake.</p>

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Büyükcangaz, Hakan, Mohammed Alhassan, and Jacqueline Nyenedio Harris. "Modernized Irrigation Technologies in West Africa." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 5, no. 12 (December 14, 2017): 1524. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i12.1524-1527.1429.

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Crop production in West Africa is mostly dependent upon rainfed agriculture. Irrigation is a vital need due to uneven distribution of rainfall and seasonality of water resources. However, management and sustainability of irrigation are under risk due to notably weak database, excessive cost, unappropriate soil or land use, environmental problems and extreme pessimism in some quarters since rainfed agriculture is seen as potentially able to support the present population. This paper focuses on modernized irrigation technologies and systems that utilize less water. Information about irrigation systems in Ghana and Liberia were gathered through: 1) Irrigation development authorities in both countries, by reviewing past literatures, online publications, reports and files about irrigation in West Africa, specifically Ghana and Liberia; 2) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); 3) Collation of information, reports and data from Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) and 4) International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The result shows that both countries have higher irrigation potential. However, the areas developed for irrigation is still a small portion as compare to the total land available for irrigation. On the other hand, as seen in the result, Liberia as compare to Ghana has even low level of irrigation development.

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Sam, K. O., V. A. Botchway, N. Karbo, G. O. Essegbey, D. K. Nutsukpo, and R. B. Zougmoré. "Evaluating the utilisation of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices among smallholder farmers in The Lawra, Jirapa and Nandom districts of Ghana." Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 55, no. 2 (December 24, 2020): 122–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v55i2.10.

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Climate change is posing threat to agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is proposed to solve climate change impacts on agriculture. Smallholder farmers are adopting various strategies to be resilient to climate change effects. Empirical research is required to evaluate CSA utilisation in Ghana. Lawra, Jirapa and Nandom districts in the climate-risk areas of Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zone were chosen and Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools were used. Farm budget analysis and market price methods were employed; key financial decision-making tools were net returns, profit margins and benefit-cost ratio. Soft systems content analysis, frequencies, means, ranking and data aggregation were employed to generate results. CSA use in the study districts was smallholder driven and male dominated. CSA was mainly used for staples including cereals and legumes and small ruminants under livestock. Crop-livestock integration and crop rotation were the common CSA practices with the highest costs (GH¢6,370.00) and highest revenues (GH¢9,460.00) respectively. Utilisation of CSA in the districts is beneficial and investments are profitable and financially viable. All actors and stakeholders must join forces to promote CSA in the districts. Rigorous promotional campaigns, capacity building and funding at all levels are crucial for CSA adoption in Ghana.

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DJOKOTO, Justice Gameli. "IS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MORE SCALE EFFICIENT THAN CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE? THE CASE OF COCOA CULTIVATION IN GHANA." Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics 23, no. 2 (October 2020): 112–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15414/raae.2020.23.02.112-123.

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Adzawla, W., and S. Kudadze. "Estimating the effects of income on food consumption expenditure in the Volta Region of Ghana." Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana) 37, no. 2 (June 24, 2019): 85–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v37i2.7.

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This study examined the effect of disaggregated income and other socioeconomic factors on per capita food consumption expenditure of households in the Volta region of Ghana. This involved a total of 1,574 households obtained from the Ghana Living Standard Survey round six data (GLSS6 data). A quantile regression and Ordinary Least Square regression were fitted to the data. The results showed that, income from agricultural activities, non-farm activities, remittances and wage activities had positive and significant effect on per capita food consumption expenditure of the selected households. The study concluded that although income from all sources led to an increase in food consumption expenditure, a larger share of agricultural income is used for households’ food consumption purposes. To reduce households’ vulnerability to food insecurity, price incentives to increase the real income from agriculture in particular should be promoted. Also, dietary education should be encouraged among households in the region. Keywords: Food expenditure; income; quantile regression; Volta region

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Fernandes, Meenakshi, Rae Galloway, Aulo Gelli, Daniel Mumuni, Salha Hamdani, Josephine Kiamba, Kate Quarshie, et al. "Enhancing Linkages Between Healthy Diets, Local Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 37, no. 4 (July 19, 2016): 571–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0379572116659156.

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Background: Interventions that enhance linkages between healthy diets and local agriculture can promote sustainable food systems. Home-grown school feeding programs present a promising entry point for such interventions, through the delivery of nutritious menus and meals. Objective: To describe the adaptation of the School Meals Planner Package to the programmatic and environmental reality in Ghana during the 2014 to 2015 school year. Methods: Guided by a conceptual framework highlighting key considerations and trade-offs in menu design, an open-source software was developed that could be easily understood by program implementers. Readily available containers from markets were calibrated into “handy measures” to support the provision of adequate quantities of food indicated by menus. Schools and communities were sensitized to the benefits of locally sourced, nutrient-rich diets. A behavior change communication campaign including posters and songs promoting healthy diets was designed and disseminated in schools and communities. Results: The School Meals Planner Package was introduced in 42 districts in Ghana, reaching more than 320 000 children. Monitoring reports and feedback on its use were positive, demonstrating how the tool can be used by planners and implementers alike to deliver nutritious, locally-sourced meals to schoolchildren. The value of the tool has been recognized at the highest levels by Ghana’s government who have adopted it as official policy. Conclusions: The School Meals Planner Package supported the design of nutritious, locally sourced menus for the school feeding program in Ghana. The tool can be similarly adapted for other countries to meet context-specific needs.

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Phalan, Ben, Malvika Onial, Andrew Balmford, and Rhys E. Green. "Reconciling Food Production and Biodiversity Conservation: Land Sharing and Land Sparing Compared." Science 333, no. 6047 (September 1, 2011): 1289–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1208742.

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The question of how to meet rising food demand at the least cost to biodiversity requires the evaluation of two contrasting alternatives: land sharing, which integrates both objectives on the same land; and land sparing, in which high-yield farming is combined with protecting natural habitats from conversion to agriculture. To test these alternatives, we compared crop yields and densities of bird and tree species across gradients of agricultural intensity in southwest Ghana and northern India. More species were negatively affected by agriculture than benefited from it, particularly among species with small global ranges. For both taxa in both countries, land sparing is a more promising strategy for minimizing negative impacts of food production, at both current and anticipated future levels of production.

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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere, and Mark New. "The role of farmers and organizational networks in climate information communication: the case of Ghana." International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 13, no. 1 (January 14, 2021): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm-04-2020-0030.

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Purpose The nature of the collaborations that exists among the organizations in the climate change and agriculture sectors can influence the tailoring of climate forecasts into information useable for adapting agricultural practices to the risks posed by climate change. Also, the extent to which farmers are integrated into this organizational collaboration network can influence their access to climate information. This paper aims to examine how organizational collaborations in the process of climate information generation and dissemination acts as either barriers or enablers of farmers’ access to and use of climate information in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This study used key informant interview and questionnaire survey to interview the organizations in the climate change and agriculture sectors. Using network analysis as an analytical framework, the authors estimated the networks’ core-periphery, density, reciprocity and degree centrality. Findings The authors observed that communication of climate information to farmers is mostly influenced by the collaborations between governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations. Nevertheless, information flow and exchange through organizational collaboration network is having limited effect on improving farmers’ knowledge about climate risks, impacts and available risk response options. This is mostly because the feedback flow of information from farmers to national level organizations has not been effective in addressing localized climate/agro challenges. Originality/value This paper provides a critical overview of key issues in influencing the relevancy and usefulness of climate information in the Ghanaian agriculture sector. Insights gained and recommendations made are essential for deploying effective climate services in Ghana and can be relevant for many African countries because of similar socioeconomic contexts.

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Alare, Rahinatu Sidiki, Erasmus Henaku Owusu, and Kwadwo Owusu. "Climate Smart Agriculture Practices in Semi-arid Northern Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods." Journal of Sustainable Development 11, no. 5 (September 18, 2018): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v11n5p57.

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Achieving food security and livelihood development among vulnerable households in the semi-arid regions is challenged by water scarcity and climate change. To alleviate the challenges of water scarcity and climate change impacts, farmers are adopting different climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices. However, there is limited knowledge on the contribution of CSA practices to livelihoods of farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana. Therefore, this paper explored CSA practices adopted by smallholder farmers and assessed the contribution of dry season farming to livelihoods in rural semi-arid Ghana. Using data from 100 households, farm income, household food security and subjective wellbeing (SWB) were compared between dry season farmers and non-dry season ones. The findings showed that socio-economic factors hindered the utilisation of practices with high start-up cost such as rain water harvesting. Farmers also adopted other practices based on the benefits, ease of use and geographical context. Comparing dry season farmers and non-dry season ones, the results showed that dry season farming had great potentials of improving income, food security (66%) and wellbeing (P>0.01) of rural households in semi-arid Ghana. However, adopting CSA practices only without instituting programmes to address other socio-economic challenges faced by smallholder farmers will yield minimal impacts. Complementing CSA initiatives with poverty alleviation programmes will effectively contribute to improved livelihoods in resource poor communities.

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Lydecker, Mary, and Pay Drechsel. "Urban agriculture and sanitation services in Accra, Ghana: the overlooked contribution." International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 8, no. 1-2 (February 2010): 94–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2009.0453.

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Yokying, Phanwin, and Isabel Lambrecht. "Landownership and the gender gap in agriculture: Insights from northern Ghana." Land Use Policy 99 (December 2020): 105012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105012.

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Yidana, Sandow Mark, Duke Ophori, and Bruce Banoeng-Yakubo. "Irrigation Water Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture—The Ankobra Basin, Ghana." Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 133, no. 6 (December 2007): 609–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9437(2007)133:6(609).

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Antwi-Agyei, Prince, Anne Peasey, Adam Biran, Jane Bruce, and Jeroen Ensink. "Risk Perceptions of Wastewater Use for Urban Agriculture in Accra, Ghana." PLOS ONE 11, no. 3 (March 15, 2016): e0150603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150603.

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Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, Godwin Arku, and Daniel Kweku Baah Inkoom. "Urban agriculture and political ecology of health in municipal Ashaiman, Ghana." Geoforum 72 (June 2016): 38–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.001.

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Asare-Nuamah, Peter. "Climate variability, subsistence agriculture and household food security in rural Ghana." Heliyon 7, no. 4 (April 2021): e06928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06928.

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Kwakye, Benjamin Danso, Robert Brenya, Derrick Acquanah Cudjoe, Agyemang Kwasi Sampene, and Fredrick Oteng Agyeman. "Agriculture Technology as a Tool to Influence Youth Farming in Ghana." Open Journal of Applied Sciences 11, no. 08 (2021): 885–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2021.118065.

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Benjamin, Abugri,, Ahenkan, Albert, and Bawole, Justice Nyigmah. "The Role of Knowledge Management in National Food and Agriculture Policy Implementation: Evidence from the Planting for Food and Jobs Agricultural Policy of Ghana." Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 9 - September 5, no. 9 (October 4, 2020): 967–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt20sep637.

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Knowledge plays a key role in the success of development policies. It is a key asset used by individuals, corporations, governments and international bodies in achieving both competitive and comparative advantage. The Planting for Food and Jobs agricultural policy was implemented to create job opportunities, promote food security, and socio-economic growth after failure of several agricultural policies in Ghana. A desk review reveals that through Knowledge Management, food is now available in export volumes and the country has begun exporting cereal grains and plantain to neighboring West African countries. The government of Ghana through the learning of outcomes have shown the commitment to address the few challenges of the programme which include the establishment of warehouses and buffer stock companies. It had been recommended that the policy implementation framework should be redesigned to promote active youth and women participation.

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