Maize Productivity in Ghana

Maize is an important food crop in Ghana, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country’s total cereal production. The Ghana Grains Development Project (1979–1997) and the Food Crops Development Project (2000–2008) made major investments to improve maize yield. Despite these efforts, the averag...

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Autores principales: Ragasa, Catherine, Chapoto, Antony, Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149787
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author Ragasa, Catherine
Chapoto, Antony
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
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Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Ragasa, Catherine
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Chapoto, Antony
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
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description Maize is an important food crop in Ghana, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country’s total cereal production. The Ghana Grains Development Project (1979–1997) and the Food Crops Development Project (2000–2008) made major investments to improve maize yield. Despite these efforts, the average maize yield in Ghana remains one of the lowest in the world, much lower than the average for Africa south of the Sahara.
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spelling CGSpace1497872025-11-06T05:03:25Z Maize Productivity in Ghana Ragasa, Catherine Chapoto, Antony Kolavalli, Shashidhara fertilizers hybridization maize farm inputs productivity yields Maize is an important food crop in Ghana, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country’s total cereal production. The Ghana Grains Development Project (1979–1997) and the Food Crops Development Project (2000–2008) made major investments to improve maize yield. Despite these efforts, the average maize yield in Ghana remains one of the lowest in the world, much lower than the average for Africa south of the Sahara. 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:57Z 2024-08-01T02:49:57Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149787 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ragasa, Catherine; Chapoto, Antony and Kolavalli, Shashi. 2014. Maize Productivity in Ghana. GSSP Policy Note 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149787
spellingShingle fertilizers
hybridization
maize
farm inputs
productivity
yields
Ragasa, Catherine
Chapoto, Antony
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Maize Productivity in Ghana
title Maize Productivity in Ghana
title_full Maize Productivity in Ghana
title_fullStr Maize Productivity in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Maize Productivity in Ghana
title_short Maize Productivity in Ghana
title_sort maize productivity in ghana
topic fertilizers
hybridization
maize
farm inputs
productivity
yields
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149787
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