GSSP Inception Workshop
Ghana Strategy Support Program
July 18, 2005, M'Plaza Hotel, Accra
Proceedings: (PDF 668K)
Agenda
I. Opening Session
8:45 – 10.30
Opening Speech- Mr. Ernest Debrah, Honorable Minister of Food and Agriculture
- Policy Challenges for Growth and Poverty Reduction: Knowledge Gaps and Capacity Constraints
- Prof. G.Y. Gyan-Baffour, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
- Peter Hazell, Director, Development Strategies and Governance Division, IFPRI
- Sharon Cromer, Country Director, USAID
- Challenges for Accelerating Agricultural Growth and Poverty Impact
Dr. Samuel Asuming Brempong, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ghana, LegonPresentation: (PPS 201K)
- Questions and Answers
II. Ghana Strategy Support Program: Research Results and Future Priorities
11:00 – 12:30
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- Growth Options and Poverty Reduction in Ghana – Results of an Economy-wide Multi-Market Model of Ghana 1999-2005
Xinshen Diao, IFPRI; Daniel Sarpong, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ghana, LegonPresentation: (PPS 202K) - The Spatial Implications of Growth for Poverty Reduction
Jordan Chamberlin, IFPRI; Enoch Boateng, CSIR Soil Research InstitutePresentation: (PPS 7.6M) - The Ghana Strategy Support Program: Principles and Partnerships
Detlev Puetz, GSSP Coordinator, IFPRIPresentation: (PPS 166K)
- Growth Options and Poverty Reduction in Ghana – Results of an Economy-wide Multi-Market Model of Ghana 1999-2005
III. Closing Session
12:30 - 1:30
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- Shenggen Fan, Director Designate, Development Strategies and Governance Division, IFPRI
- Prof. G.Y. Gyan-Baffour, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning