Achieving inclusive agricultural growth

Agriculture is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and this sector needs to play a key role if Ghana is to achieve the goal of becoming a middle income country by 2015. Despite its impressive progress in economic growth and poverty reduction, Ghana—like many other African countries—has had rather limit...

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Main Authors: Birner, Regina, Mogues, Tewodaj, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Cudjoe, Godsway, Asante, Felix Ankomah
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160170
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author Birner, Regina
Mogues, Tewodaj
Akramov, Kamiljon T.
Cudjoe, Godsway
Asante, Felix Ankomah
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Asante, Felix Ankomah
Birner, Regina
Cudjoe, Godsway
Mogues, Tewodaj
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Akramov, Kamiljon T.
Cudjoe, Godsway
Asante, Felix Ankomah
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description Agriculture is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and this sector needs to play a key role if Ghana is to achieve the goal of becoming a middle income country by 2015. Despite its impressive progress in economic growth and poverty reduction, Ghana—like many other African countries—has had rather limited success in increasing smallholder agricultural production by enhancing productivity and competitiveness. Why? Like other countries, Ghana has to meet three challenges in selecting and implementing policies and programs for inclusive agricultural growth: the political feasibility challenge, the administrative feasibility challenge, and the fiscal feasibility challenge. This brief discusses options for overcoming these three challenges, and the role that current decentralization reforms can play in this regard.
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spelling CGSpace1601702025-11-06T04:39:20Z Achieving inclusive agricultural growth Birner, Regina Mogues, Tewodaj Akramov, Kamiljon T. Cudjoe, Godsway Asante, Felix Ankomah agricultural growth smallholders decentralization agricultural extension Agriculture is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and this sector needs to play a key role if Ghana is to achieve the goal of becoming a middle income country by 2015. Despite its impressive progress in economic growth and poverty reduction, Ghana—like many other African countries—has had rather limited success in increasing smallholder agricultural production by enhancing productivity and competitiveness. Why? Like other countries, Ghana has to meet three challenges in selecting and implementing policies and programs for inclusive agricultural growth: the political feasibility challenge, the administrative feasibility challenge, and the fiscal feasibility challenge. This brief discusses options for overcoming these three challenges, and the role that current decentralization reforms can play in this regard. 2007 2024-11-21T09:50:11Z 2024-11-21T09:50:11Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160170 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Birner, Regina; Mogues, Tewodaj; Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Cudjoe, Godsway; Asante, Felix Ankomah. Achieving inclusive agricultural growth. Discussion Brief. 2. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160170
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Achieving inclusive agricultural growth
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agricultural extension
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