Smallholder agriculture in Ghana
In recent years, agricultural growth in Ghana has been positive overall. However, much of this growth has resulted from area expansion rather than increased yield. Furthermore, growth patterns have not been uniform across commodities or geographic regions. To increase agricultural performance, it is...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2007
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| author | Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara Breisinger, Clemens |
| author_browse | Breisinger, Clemens Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara |
| author_facet | Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara Breisinger, Clemens |
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| description | In recent years, agricultural growth in Ghana has been positive overall. However, much of this growth has resulted from area expansion rather than increased yield. Furthermore, growth patterns have not been uniform across commodities or geographic regions. To increase agricultural performance, it is essential to target the small farmers who constitute the largest segment of producers. Policy objectives should aim to improve the delivery of services to smallholders and to develop new ways to include smallholders in more efficient value chains. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace1601692025-11-06T04:47:10Z Smallholder agriculture in Ghana Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara Breisinger, Clemens agricultural growth smallholders In recent years, agricultural growth in Ghana has been positive overall. However, much of this growth has resulted from area expansion rather than increased yield. Furthermore, growth patterns have not been uniform across commodities or geographic regions. To increase agricultural performance, it is essential to target the small farmers who constitute the largest segment of producers. Policy objectives should aim to improve the delivery of services to smallholders and to develop new ways to include smallholders in more efficient value chains. 2007 2024-11-21T09:50:11Z 2024-11-21T09:50:11Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160169 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chamberlin, Jordan; Diao, Xinshen; Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Breisinger, Clemens. Smallholder agriculture in Ghana. Discussion Brief. 3. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160169 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural growth smallholders Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara Breisinger, Clemens Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title | Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title_full | Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title_short | Smallholder agriculture in Ghana |
| title_sort | smallholder agriculture in ghana |
| topic | agricultural growth smallholders |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160169 |
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