GSSP recently released a policy note entitled Climate Change, Agriculture, and Foodcrop Production in Ghana that discusses mitigation options to reduce the effects of climate change on agricultural potential in Ghana. Agriculture still plays a major role in Ghana’s GDP despite the transition to industry and service sectors-led economy. The country is experiencing reduced rainfall… [Continue Reading]
Source: GSSP Notes
Analyzing Profitability of Maize, Rice, and Soybean Production
August 31, 2012 By
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… [Continue Reading]
Source: GSSP Notes
Book Release: Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture
August 9, 2012 By
IFPRI recently released a book entitled “Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economy-wide Perspectives from Country Studies” that examines the potential of agriculture to contribute to national growth and poverty reduction in Africa and evaluates the costs of accelerating agricultural growth. The chapter on Ghana reviews the structure of agriculture and notes that, like many… [Continue Reading]
