The issue of food insecurity has been well documented to be severe in northern Ghana. Several attempts have been made to curb the situation, but the effects of these...
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Weather shocks, proxied by heat stress and drought, are found to reduce food security.
Heat stress cause stronger adverse effects on food...
Sustainable practices in cocoa production. The role of certification schemes and farmer cooperatives
Many small-scale cocoa producers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana grow cocoa on unshaded or low-shaded cocoa plots. This has dire consequences for farm biodiversity, resulting in lower...
This paper examines coping strategies adopted by migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Southern Ghana in the face of food shortfalls. Using primary data from 400 labourers on cocoa...
The FAO-IFPRI study, of which this policy brief is a summary, focuses on the use of tractors because they are among the most versatile farm mechanization tools and are universal...
The FAO-IFPRI study, focuses on the use of tractors because they are among the most versatile farm mechanization tools and are universal power sources for all other...
A review of Ghana’s planting for food and jobs program: Implementation, impacts, benefits, and costs
Farm input subsidies are widely used in Sub-Saharan African countries as a response to low adoption of fertilizers and seeds. While subsidy programs traditionally focused on helping...
Background
Crop yields are lowest in sub-Saharan Africa compared to other regions, and this is true even for such an important staple crop as maize. Persistence of patches of...
Background
Food security exists when households have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times that meets their dietary...
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We assessed income and nutritional effects of small scale irrigation for smallholder households.
Investment in small scale irrigation generates high economic returns and...