Ghana's chili market

Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an important spice and condiment used in many Ghanaian dishes. Alongside tomato and onion, chili ranks as one of Ghana’s three most important vegetable crops in terms of hectarage and crop value with significant potential for generating income, creating jobs, and cont...

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Autores principales: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana, International Food Policy Research Institute, Amewu, Sena, Arhin, Eunice, Danso, Jane, Doughan, Roland Ato, Nafrah, Christiana, Owusu, Ivy, Pauw, Karl
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143798
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author Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute
Amewu, Sena
Arhin, Eunice
Danso, Jane
Doughan, Roland Ato
Nafrah, Christiana
Owusu, Ivy
Pauw, Karl
author_browse Amewu, Sena
Arhin, Eunice
Danso, Jane
Doughan, Roland Ato
International Food Policy Research Institute
Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
Nafrah, Christiana
Owusu, Ivy
Pauw, Karl
author_facet Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute
Amewu, Sena
Arhin, Eunice
Danso, Jane
Doughan, Roland Ato
Nafrah, Christiana
Owusu, Ivy
Pauw, Karl
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description Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an important spice and condiment used in many Ghanaian dishes. Alongside tomato and onion, chili ranks as one of Ghana’s three most important vegetable crops in terms of hectarage and crop value with significant potential for generating income, creating jobs, and contributing to foreign exchange through exports (Gonzalez et al. 2014). As is the case with other vegetable crops, chili production in Ghana is more profitable than producing traditional staple crops, such as maize and rice (Van Asselt et al. 2018). However, supply is highly seasonal as most production is rainfed. Chili yields in Ghana are also well below their potential. The government of Ghana has recognized this underexploited potential by designating chili as a priority crop under the Planting for Food Jobs (PFJ) initiative.
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spelling CGSpace1437982025-11-06T06:12:49Z Ghana's chili market Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana International Food Policy Research Institute Amewu, Sena Arhin, Eunice Danso, Jane Doughan, Roland Ato Nafrah, Christiana Owusu, Ivy Pauw, Karl food production domestic trade capacity development markets trade food consumption food prices international trade chillies Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an important spice and condiment used in many Ghanaian dishes. Alongside tomato and onion, chili ranks as one of Ghana’s three most important vegetable crops in terms of hectarage and crop value with significant potential for generating income, creating jobs, and contributing to foreign exchange through exports (Gonzalez et al. 2014). As is the case with other vegetable crops, chili production in Ghana is more profitable than producing traditional staple crops, such as maize and rice (Van Asselt et al. 2018). However, supply is highly seasonal as most production is rainfed. Chili yields in Ghana are also well below their potential. The government of Ghana has recognized this underexploited potential by designating chili as a priority crop under the Planting for Food Jobs (PFJ) initiative. 2020-03-01 2024-05-22T12:16:57Z 2024-05-22T12:16:57Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143798 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133697 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133696 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133694 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134415 https://doi.org/10.2499/1032568216 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133661 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133201 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2020. Ghana's chili market. MoFA-IFPRI Market Brief 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133698.
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domestic trade
capacity development
markets
trade
food consumption
food prices
international trade
chillies
Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute
Amewu, Sena
Arhin, Eunice
Danso, Jane
Doughan, Roland Ato
Nafrah, Christiana
Owusu, Ivy
Pauw, Karl
Ghana's chili market
title Ghana's chili market
title_full Ghana's chili market
title_fullStr Ghana's chili market
title_full_unstemmed Ghana's chili market
title_short Ghana's chili market
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topic food production
domestic trade
capacity development
markets
trade
food consumption
food prices
international trade
chillies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143798
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