FARA & PARI have released a new book titled STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING SMALLHOLDER FARMING IN AFRICA.
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Ghana is home to over 27 million people. Agriculture contributes around 30% of the GDP and employs half of the working population. 80% of agricultural production occurs in small farmer operations averaging 1.2 hectares in size. One of the country’s major problems is pronounced socio-economic North-South inequality and is the starting point of many development projects and strategies. Maize is Ghana‘s most important grain and the second most important staple crop (after cassava). Maize production is the main source of income for a majority of smallholder farmer households. Other important crops in terms of production area and volume include cocoa, yams and plantain. Cocoa is the main export crop followed by cashew, while rice dominates imports. The national diet is heavily reliant on starchy staples, which has contributed to a recent increase in rates of overweight and obesity (more than half of women in the Greater Accra region are overweight or obese), with rates of micronutrient deficiencies remaining high.
Read the full country dossier here, and read the country innovation study on the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investments in Ghana here.
Agricultural Typology of Ghana:
FARA & PARI have released a new book titled STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING SMALLHOLDER FARMING IN AFRICA.
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Published as Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development Nr. 006-2020.
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Published as Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development Nr. 005-2020.
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A study conducted by the University of Hohenheim in five African countries as part of the SEWOH accompanying research on agricultural innovations highlights the dramatic dilemma between lockdowns and food security. Lockdowns primarily affect economic access to food, for example because people in the informal sector lose their jobs, which can lead to calorie and nutrient deficiencies. The study shows that open debates in more democratic countries helped to better maneuver through the dilemma between pandemic and famine.
The report is avalailable in English and German.
Read the press release to the report here.Read more From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production
Published as ZEF Working Paper 194.
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Published as ZEF Working Paper 195.
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Published as FARA Research Report Vol. 4 No. 12
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This PARI Policy Brief is available in English here and in German here.
Read more PARI Policy Brief No. 18: Mechanizing African Agriculture
Published as FARA Research Report Vol. 4 No. 6
Published as FARA Research Report 1 Volume 3 No: 3 (2018)
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Read more Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
Published in Ecological Economics, Volume 151, September 2018, Pages 95–105.
Available for download here.Read more Differential Impacts of Conservation Agriculture Technology Options on Household Income in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published as ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 257
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Published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 33(2):116-130
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Published as: Ampadu-Ameyaw, R, Omari R and Owusu Essegbey G, (2017). Factors Influencing Scaling-up of Agricultural Innovations: Lessons from Ghana. FARA research Results Vol 1(4)Read more Factors Influencing Scaling-up of Agricultural Innovations: Lessons from Ghana
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Published as: Ampadu-Ameyaw, R, Omari R and Owusu Essegbey G, (2017). Development and Analysis of the Rice Value Chain for the Hohoe and Jasikan Districts of the Volta Region, Ghana. FARA research Results Vol 1(1) PP 48.Read more Development and Analysis of Rice Value Chains in Ghana
Dossiers available for download by country (October 2017).Read more Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth – 12 Country Dossiers
Published in Weather and Climate Extremes, Volume 16, June 2017, Pages 1-13
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The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases is a GIS-based mapping tool designed to help policy analysts and policymakers access and use high quality and highly disaggregated data on agricultural, socio-economic, and bio-physical indicators to guide agricultural policy and investment decisions.
The Innovation Studies for the 12 African PARI countries provide an overview of the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investment in the respective country. Read more Country Innovation Studies
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A study for the special initiative “One World, No Hunger” of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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Summary of a report on potentials and possibilities for German collaboration in agriculture in the 12 PARI countries.
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Read more Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries
Dossiers available for download by country and as a complete collection (September 2015) .Read more Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers
Published as: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 200.
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