Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The need for agricultural ministries to have the capacity to develop appropriate policies and effectively implement them is becoming increasingly important as African countries, following on their commitment to Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), pursue economic growth thro...

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Main Authors: Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Birner, Regina, Benin, Samuel, Horowitz, Leah, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Thompson, Nii Moi, Poku, John
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154582
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author Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Birner, Regina
Benin, Samuel
Horowitz, Leah
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo
Thompson, Nii Moi
Poku, John
author_browse Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Benin, Samuel
Birner, Regina
Horowitz, Leah
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Poku, John
Thompson, Nii Moi
author_facet Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Birner, Regina
Benin, Samuel
Horowitz, Leah
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo
Thompson, Nii Moi
Poku, John
author_sort Kolavalli, Shashidhara
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description The need for agricultural ministries to have the capacity to develop appropriate policies and effectively implement them is becoming increasingly important as African countries, following on their commitment to Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development. The ministries need to take the lead in pulling together evidence based strategies and building partnerships that ensures their ownership. As donors begin to align their policies with those of governments, an increasingly large share of external support to agriculture is likely to be delivered in the form of support to budgets rather than specially implemented projects. Capacities of ministries and effectiveness public systems will have significant bearing on effectiveness and impact of investments in agriculture. This public expenditure and institutional review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture offers insights on diagnosing limitations to and identifying strategies for improving the capacity of ministries to make effective use of human and financial resources. The review makes use a conceptual framework in which mission and functions, organizational capacity - a combination of structures, processes and resources -and organizational incentives interact to produce organizational performance. Indicative strategies are recommended that the ministry can use to generate discussions internally and developed a set a reforms that are owned. They key message is that to improve performance both capacity and incentives faced by organizations need to be addressed.
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spelling CGSpace1545822025-11-06T07:25:37Z Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture Kolavalli, Shashidhara Birner, Regina Benin, Samuel Horowitz, Leah Babu, Suresh Chandra Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo Thompson, Nii Moi Poku, John agriculture The need for agricultural ministries to have the capacity to develop appropriate policies and effectively implement them is becoming increasingly important as African countries, following on their commitment to Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development. The ministries need to take the lead in pulling together evidence based strategies and building partnerships that ensures their ownership. As donors begin to align their policies with those of governments, an increasingly large share of external support to agriculture is likely to be delivered in the form of support to budgets rather than specially implemented projects. Capacities of ministries and effectiveness public systems will have significant bearing on effectiveness and impact of investments in agriculture. This public expenditure and institutional review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture offers insights on diagnosing limitations to and identifying strategies for improving the capacity of ministries to make effective use of human and financial resources. The review makes use a conceptual framework in which mission and functions, organizational capacity - a combination of structures, processes and resources -and organizational incentives interact to produce organizational performance. Indicative strategies are recommended that the ministry can use to generate discussions internally and developed a set a reforms that are owned. They key message is that to improve performance both capacity and incentives faced by organizations need to be addressed. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:26Z 2024-10-01T14:02:26Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154582 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Benin, Samuel; Horowitz, Leah; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo; Thompson, Nii Moi; Poku, John. 2010. Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1020. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154582
spellingShingle agriculture
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Birner, Regina
Benin, Samuel
Horowitz, Leah
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo
Thompson, Nii Moi
Poku, John
Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture
title Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture
title_full Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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title_full_unstemmed Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture
title_short Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture
title_sort institutional and public expenditure review of ghana s ministry of food and agriculture
topic agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154582
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