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Can the private sector lead agricultural mechanization in Ghana?
Increasing agricultural mechanization has long been of interest to many African countries. Constrained by the limited area that can be cultivated through the use of the hand hoe and its association...
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Strategies to control aflatoxin in groundnut value chains
Groundnuts, which are widely consumed in West Africa, are prone to contamination by aflatoxin during production and storage. Although aflatoxin plays a role in many of the important health risks in...
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Maize productivity in Ghana
Maize is an important food crop in Ghana, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country’s total cereal production. The Ghana Grains Development Project (1979–1997) and the Food Crops Development...
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Substituting for rice imports in Ghana
Expanding rice production under irrigation would be the most effective way to increase rice production in Ghana, but would require substantial public investment. To produce an additional 200,000 mt,...
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Producing more with less?
Africa south of the Sahara is the only region in the world where rural populations are expected to continue to grow rapidly, with an estimated 48 percent increase in rural population density in the...
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Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS): 2011/2012 minor season survey
Report on data quality and key indicators This report presents an analysis of the 2011/2012 minor season survey data collected during the pilot stage of the Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS)....
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Ghana’s groundnuts
Fungus-contaminated maize and groundnuts have been identified as the culprit for more than 40 percent of the disease burden in developing countries. Serious health concerns such as hepatitis and liver...
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Costing alternative transfer modalities
Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers by academics and implementers alike focus on their relative impacts. Much less is known about their relative costs. We apply activity-based...
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Promoting agricultural trade to enhance resilience in Africa
ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) 2013 The 2013 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) contributes to the emerging debate by analyzing Africa’s recent trade performance and future...
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Maize yield response to nitrogen in Malawi’s smallholder production systems
This paper has two objectives. Our first objective is to review the research evidence on the factors known to be affecting the efficiency with which Malawian farmers use nitrogen fertilizer on maize....
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In a changing climate, information is power
The following story by Alexa Jay was originally posted on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) news blog.In a variable and changing climate, information...
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Capacity assessment for achieving the Agricultural Transformation Agenda in...
Transformation of the agricultural sector has become a development imperative for many African countries in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals that relate to improved food security and...
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Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in...
This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls,...
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Enhancing women’s assets to manage risk under climate change
Potential for group-based approaches The project “Enhancing Women’s Assets to Manage Risk under Climate Change: Potential for Group-Based Approaches” aims to help poor women farmers and pastoralists...
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Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara
This report is a timely input into the ongoing development agenda for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA). The 2013 report on agriculture and food systems by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...
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Doubling down on a good investment
As the world’s population continues to expand, ensuring that food production can meet the growing demand is an ever-mounting challenge. Climate change, soil degradation, and volatile food prices...
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Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS): 2011/2012 minor season survey
Report on data quality and key indicators This report presents an analysis of the 2011/2012 minor season survey data collected during the pilot stage of the Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS)....
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The changing landscape of agriculture in Ghana
Drivers of farm mechanization and its impacts on cropland expansion and intensification Recently, policymakers and private actors have stepped up investments in mechanization, demonstrating a strong...
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Analysis of agricultural public expenditures in Nigeria
Examination at the federal, state, and local government levels The level of public spending on agriculture in Nigeria remains low regardless of the indicator used. Agricultural spending as a share of...
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Irrigation potential in Nigeria
Some perspectives based on factor endowments, tropical nature, and patterns in favorable areas Increased adoption of irrigation is often considered critical for agricultural transformation in...
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