The cocoa sector in Ghana is one of few examples of an export commodity sector in an African country that has withstood … Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the current institutional arrangement is able to pass on a significant share of export prices … to farmers, a key objective of the liberalization of commodity markets in Africa. As Ghana continues to capitalize on its …

assessment of feed millers in Ghana. The findings establish the importance of feed in the poultry value chain. In addition, they … show how the sector has become more integrated with poultry production, especially on larger-scale poultry farms. Because … and growth potential of feed and, therefore, for poultry production as well. We illustrate these linkages by means of a …

This paper uses Ghana as a case study to illustrate the extent to which Chinese manufacturing firms are driving … Chinese manufacturing investments in Ghana indeed increased during past decade, but quite a few projects have been abandoned … Chinese investors establish themselves in Ghana. Chinese firms source simple raw materials from local suppliers but import …

(Masara and Akate) and a number of smaller and more flexible CF schemes in a remote region in Ghana (Upper West). Results show …

of Ghana and proxy means test approaches. Past fertilizer subsidy programs in the country have not been particularly … outreach and cost effectiveness of Ghana's fertilizer subsidy programs. Therefore, we propose that the proxy means test … approach should be considered for implementing Ghana's fertilizer subsidy programs, first in a pilot project involving a few …

harmonization of the roles of policy actors and players. Applying the framework to Ghana, we map and analyze the organizational …Understanding how various entities in a policy system at the national level can contribute to improved use of evidence … in policy making. Yet little research has focused in developing countries on how various actors and players in a policy …

This paper uses data from a sample of 679 food processing firms in Ghana to estimate changes in employment by the food …

production services at a highly productive rice irrigation scheme in Ghana. These service providers earn net profits that are … greater than the profits they would likely achieve from simply expanding rice production without investing in respective … from their years of rice production are likely to have provided the primary finance and knowledge required for entry. The …

Ghana is one of a few African countries where agricultural mechanization has recently undergone rapid development … mechanization services. Recognizing this fundamental fact is important for designing any effective mechanization policy, which …