Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana
Agricultural intensification has only taken off to a very limited extent in Ghana. Adoption of land productivity-enhancing technology is low, even in areas with proximity to urban markets. Rather, farmers have increasingly been adopting labor-saving technologies such as herbicides and mechanization,...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Silver, Jed |
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| description | Agricultural intensification has only taken off to a very limited extent in Ghana. Adoption of land productivity-enhancing technology is low, even in areas with proximity to urban markets. Rather, farmers have increasingly been adopting labor-saving technologies such as herbicides and mechanization, for which vibrant private supply channels are emerging. Further efforts to strengthen the private mechanization supply chain would help meet the rising demand for tractor services. Furthermore, mechanization could also help free up agricultural labor to perform other more labor intensive tasks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1462792025-11-06T07:26:20Z Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Silver, Jed technology adoption fertilizers seeds farm inputs intensification mechanization governance Agricultural intensification has only taken off to a very limited extent in Ghana. Adoption of land productivity-enhancing technology is low, even in areas with proximity to urban markets. Rather, farmers have increasingly been adopting labor-saving technologies such as herbicides and mechanization, for which vibrant private supply channels are emerging. Further efforts to strengthen the private mechanization supply chain would help meet the rising demand for tractor services. Furthermore, mechanization could also help free up agricultural labor to perform other more labor intensive tasks. 2016-10-14 2024-06-21T09:06:28Z 2024-06-21T09:06:28Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146279 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Houssou, Nazaire; Kolavalli, Shashidhara; and Silver, Jed. 2016. Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana. GSSP Policy Note 10. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146279 |
| spellingShingle | technology adoption fertilizers seeds farm inputs intensification mechanization governance Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Silver, Jed Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title | Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title_full | Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title_short | Agricultural intensification, technology adoption, and institutions in Ghana |
| title_sort | agricultural intensification technology adoption and institutions in ghana |
| topic | technology adoption fertilizers seeds farm inputs intensification mechanization governance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146279 |
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