Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program
Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is Ghana’s flagship program for agricultural transformation and employment creation. Alongside other components, the program provides subsidized fertilizer, hybrid and open-pollinated seeds and other planting materials, improved extension services, and marketing supp...
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| author | Aberman, Noora-Lisa Kufoalor, Doreen S. Gilbert, Rachel |
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| description | Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is Ghana’s flagship program for agricultural transformation and employment creation. Alongside other components, the program provides subsidized fertilizer, hybrid and open-pollinated seeds and other planting materials, improved extension services, and marketing support to smallholder farmers across the country. The objective of this study was to assess the implementation process of the PFJ input subsidy program in order to identify opportunities for strengthening the process. The study focused only on fertilizer distribution as a distinct complex process of importance, although some of the lessons will be applicable to other components of the PFJ program. The study applied the Process Net-Map method, a research approach that is particularly useful for assessing the coherence between formally prescribed procedures and how those procedures are implemented in practice, enabling the identification of inefficiencies and bottlenecks in a complex process. The implementation of the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program was mapped in interviews with key informants at national level and in six districts. Interviews with national-level stakeholders yielded important insights about the complex largely administrative process involved in the implementation of PFJ, which is generally unseen by beneficiaries. These administrative processes, however, have a considerable impact on the timeliness of the program and provide an outline of the intended implementation process at the local district level. The perspectives of farmers with regards to these processes were also investigated through in-depth interviews. Across the study districts we found some ambiguity and inconsistency in following the formally prescribed procedures for implementing the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program. While we found broad agreement among key informants and farmers that the program is meeting its objectives, some areas in which the implementation process for the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program could be improved are highlighted. These improvements will enhance the efficiency and impact of the program. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1433442025-11-06T05:52:41Z Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program Aberman, Noora-Lisa Kufoalor, Doreen S. Gilbert, Rachel fertilizers employment extension systems agricultural transformation smallholders subsidies Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is Ghana’s flagship program for agricultural transformation and employment creation. Alongside other components, the program provides subsidized fertilizer, hybrid and open-pollinated seeds and other planting materials, improved extension services, and marketing support to smallholder farmers across the country. The objective of this study was to assess the implementation process of the PFJ input subsidy program in order to identify opportunities for strengthening the process. The study focused only on fertilizer distribution as a distinct complex process of importance, although some of the lessons will be applicable to other components of the PFJ program. The study applied the Process Net-Map method, a research approach that is particularly useful for assessing the coherence between formally prescribed procedures and how those procedures are implemented in practice, enabling the identification of inefficiencies and bottlenecks in a complex process. The implementation of the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program was mapped in interviews with key informants at national level and in six districts. Interviews with national-level stakeholders yielded important insights about the complex largely administrative process involved in the implementation of PFJ, which is generally unseen by beneficiaries. These administrative processes, however, have a considerable impact on the timeliness of the program and provide an outline of the intended implementation process at the local district level. The perspectives of farmers with regards to these processes were also investigated through in-depth interviews. Across the study districts we found some ambiguity and inconsistency in following the formally prescribed procedures for implementing the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program. While we found broad agreement among key informants and farmers that the program is meeting its objectives, some areas in which the implementation process for the PFJ fertilizer subsidy program could be improved are highlighted. These improvements will enhance the efficiency and impact of the program. 2021-06-08 2024-05-22T12:13:31Z 2024-05-22T12:13:31Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143344 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134353 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134458 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134481 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134895 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01287-8 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Kufoalor, Doreen S.; and Gilbert, Rachel. 2021. Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program. GSSP Working Paper 56. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134432. |
| spellingShingle | fertilizers employment extension systems agricultural transformation smallholders subsidies Aberman, Noora-Lisa Kufoalor, Doreen S. Gilbert, Rachel Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title | Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title_full | Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title_fullStr | Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title_short | Mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program |
| title_sort | mapping the implementation process for subsidized fertilizer distribution under ghana s planting for food and jobs program |
| topic | fertilizers employment extension systems agricultural transformation smallholders subsidies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143344 |
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