Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana
Knowledge of the characteristics and size of the agricultural input sector of a country is critical for policymakers to design appropriate interventions that not only foster growth in the sector, but also support the agricultural development goals of the country. In 2009, the International Food Poli...
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| author | Krausova, Marika Banful, Afua Branoah |
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| description | Knowledge of the characteristics and size of the agricultural input sector of a country is critical for policymakers to design appropriate interventions that not only foster growth in the sector, but also support the agricultural development goals of the country. In 2009, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Fertilizer Development Center jointly conducted a census of agricultural input dealers in Ghana to fill a critical data gap on the nature of the country's agricultural input sector. This paper presents a detailed description of the sector's structure, market practices, and supply chain. It also assesses the sector's response to recently implemented fertilizer subsidies, and findings show that, despite the government's goal of making the subsidy program supportive of the private market, the majority of fertilizer retailers were excluded from participating. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1547432025-11-06T07:19:33Z Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana Krausova, Marika Banful, Afua Branoah agricultural sector fertilizers subsidies Knowledge of the characteristics and size of the agricultural input sector of a country is critical for policymakers to design appropriate interventions that not only foster growth in the sector, but also support the agricultural development goals of the country. In 2009, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Fertilizer Development Center jointly conducted a census of agricultural input dealers in Ghana to fill a critical data gap on the nature of the country's agricultural input sector. This paper presents a detailed description of the sector's structure, market practices, and supply chain. It also assesses the sector's response to recently implemented fertilizer subsidies, and findings show that, despite the government's goal of making the subsidy program supportive of the private market, the majority of fertilizer retailers were excluded from participating. 2010 2024-10-01T14:03:32Z 2024-10-01T14:03:32Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154743 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Krausova, Marika; Banful, Afua Branoah. 2010. Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1024. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154743 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural sector fertilizers subsidies Krausova, Marika Banful, Afua Branoah Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title | Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title_full | Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title_short | Overview of the agricultural input sector in Ghana |
| title_sort | overview of the agricultural input sector in ghana |
| topic | agricultural sector fertilizers subsidies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154743 |
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