Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research
After a period of relative stagnation in the 1990s, agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in Ghana increased dramatically after 2002. In 2008, Ghana spent 352 billion cedis or 95 million PPP dollars on agricultural R&D (both in 2005 constant prices) compared with 151 billion cedis or...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Flaherty, Kathleen Essegbey, George Owusu Asare, Roland |
| author_browse | Asare, Roland Essegbey, George Owusu Flaherty, Kathleen |
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| description | After a period of relative stagnation in the 1990s, agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in Ghana increased dramatically after 2002. In 2008, Ghana spent 352 billion cedis or 95 million PPP dollars on agricultural R&D (both in 2005 constant prices) compared with 151 billion cedis or 41 million dollars in 2002. Unless otherwise stated, all investment data in this note are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP) prices. PPPs reflect the purchasing power of currencies more effectively than do standard exchange rates because they compare the prices of a broader range of local—as opposed to internationally traded—goods and services. Agricultural R&D capacity has also increased since 2002, leading to a total of 537 full-time equivalent (FTE) research staff employed in 2008. However, not all of the 27 agricultural R&D agencies identified in Ghana increased consistently in size; variation existed among the agencies. Some agencies had uneven growth while others saw declines in total number of researchers from 2001-08. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1544492025-11-06T03:43:20Z Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research Flaherty, Kathleen Essegbey, George Owusu Asare, Roland agricultural research for development purchasing scientists growth After a period of relative stagnation in the 1990s, agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in Ghana increased dramatically after 2002. In 2008, Ghana spent 352 billion cedis or 95 million PPP dollars on agricultural R&D (both in 2005 constant prices) compared with 151 billion cedis or 41 million dollars in 2002. Unless otherwise stated, all investment data in this note are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP) prices. PPPs reflect the purchasing power of currencies more effectively than do standard exchange rates because they compare the prices of a broader range of local—as opposed to internationally traded—goods and services. Agricultural R&D capacity has also increased since 2002, leading to a total of 537 full-time equivalent (FTE) research staff employed in 2008. However, not all of the 27 agricultural R&D agencies identified in Ghana increased consistently in size; variation existed among the agencies. Some agencies had uneven growth while others saw declines in total number of researchers from 2001-08. 2010 2024-10-01T14:01:35Z 2024-10-01T14:01:35Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154449 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Flaherty, Kathleen; Essegbey, George Owusu; Asare, Roland. 2010. Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research. ASTI Country Brief. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154449 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural research for development purchasing scientists growth Flaherty, Kathleen Essegbey, George Owusu Asare, Roland Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title | Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full | Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_fullStr | Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_short | Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_sort | ghana recent developments in agricultural research |
| topic | agricultural research for development purchasing scientists growth |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154449 |
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