This paper characterizes the network of tractor service providers in Ghana.
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This review describes a range of physical and socio-economic scientific methods and field activities that will be implemented in a proposed research project to develop a better understanding of the extent and patterns of flooding and the potential
One likely outcome of Ghana’s rising household incomes and increasing urbanization is a higher demand for processed foods.
Hybrid maize seed supply in Ghana
This paper examines factors related to the supply of hybrid maize seed in Ghana and lays the groundwork for research on the demand side.
The debate about agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) has largely ignored the role of the capital service market in spreading the use of mechanical technologies.
Ghana Agriculture Production Survey (GAPS): 2011/2012 minor season Survey: Report on data quality and key indicators
This study aims to provide up-to-date analysis using rarely collected nationwide data on the patterns of adoption of improved technologies for rice in Ghana.
Animal traction in Ghana
The recent interest of the government of Ghana in agricultural mechanization has largely focused on the provision of tractors and imported machinery to the farming population.
This paper examines the current status and recent changes in Ghana’s commercial seed system for field crops.
Agricultural mechanization in Ghana
The Government of Ghana (GoG) since 2007 has been providing subsidized agricultural machines to individual farmers and private enterprises established as specialized Agricultural Mechanization Services Enterprise Centers (AMSECs) to offer tractor-
A long-term census and survey program for Ghana
This report has been defined in accordance with the initial terms of reference. I first tried to develop a vision of the long-term census and survey system through interviews held with diverse stakeholders.
Agriculture in Ghana accounts for about 40 percent of national economy, three quarters of export earnings, and employs 60 percent of the labor force.
A strategy for agricultural Statistics in Ghana
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ghanaian economy.
Irrigation development in Ghana
Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force, about 40 percent of the gross domestic product, and about 40 percent of foreign currencies acquired through exports.
The case of tomato in Ghana
The case of tomato in Ghana
Tomato in Ghana
On 23 April 2010, farmers, traders, processors, agribusiness, Ghanaian and international academics, donors, and officials met in Accra for an exchange of views on how to revive the strategic but ailing tomato sector.
The case of tomato in Ghana
In Ghana, the agricultural sector in general and the tomato sector in particular have not met their potential.