Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra
One likely outcome of Ghana’s rising household incomes and increasing urbanization is a higher demand for processed foods. The question remains whether this expected higher demand will generate opportunities for growth in domestic agro-processing. This study assesses the performance of the agro-proc...
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| author | Andam, Kwaw S. Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. Asante, Seth Diao, Xinshen |
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| description | One likely outcome of Ghana’s rising household incomes and increasing urbanization is a higher demand for processed foods. The question remains whether this expected higher demand will generate opportunities for growth in domestic agro-processing. This study assesses the performance of the agro-processing sector in Ghana through an inventory of processed and packaged food items in retail shops around Accra. The inventory shows: 1. The agro-processing subsector offers opportunities for domestic firms, with Ghanaian brands accounting for 27 percent of the items identified. 2. In addition to forming nearly a third of products identified, locally-processed products have penetrated diverse market segments with sales across a variety of retail outlets. 3. Regional imports of processed and packaged food items are low. Excluding South African brands, which accounted for 7.8 percent of imports, only 4.3 percent of the items were imported from other African countries. 4. Domestic agro-processors provided the highest share of products among processed starches and cereals, while imports dominate processed dairy, fruits, vegetables, and meat products. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1497002025-11-06T06:38:07Z Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra Andam, Kwaw S. Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. Asante, Seth Diao, Xinshen value chains food technology economic development agricultural development food consumption food processing One likely outcome of Ghana’s rising household incomes and increasing urbanization is a higher demand for processed foods. The question remains whether this expected higher demand will generate opportunities for growth in domestic agro-processing. This study assesses the performance of the agro-processing sector in Ghana through an inventory of processed and packaged food items in retail shops around Accra. The inventory shows: 1. The agro-processing subsector offers opportunities for domestic firms, with Ghanaian brands accounting for 27 percent of the items identified. 2. In addition to forming nearly a third of products identified, locally-processed products have penetrated diverse market segments with sales across a variety of retail outlets. 3. Regional imports of processed and packaged food items are low. Excluding South African brands, which accounted for 7.8 percent of imports, only 4.3 percent of the items were imported from other African countries. 4. Domestic agro-processors provided the highest share of products among processed starches and cereals, while imports dominate processed dairy, fruits, vegetables, and meat products. 2015-12-25 2024-08-01T02:49:47Z 2024-08-01T02:49:47Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149700 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Andam, Kwaw; Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.; Asante, Seth; and Diao, Xinshen. 2015. Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra. GSSP Working Paper 41. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149700 |
| spellingShingle | value chains food technology economic development agricultural development food consumption food processing Andam, Kwaw S. Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. Asante, Seth Diao, Xinshen Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title | Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title_full | Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title_fullStr | Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title_short | Is Ghana making progress in agro-processing? Evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in Accra |
| title_sort | is ghana making progress in agro processing evidence from an inventory of processed food products in retail shops in accra |
| topic | value chains food technology economic development agricultural development food consumption food processing |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149700 |
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