Search Results - "Ghana"

Can the private sector lead agricultural mechanization in Ghana? by Houssou, Nazaire, Diao, Xinshen, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Constrained by the limited area that can be cultivated through the use of the hand hoe and its association with perceptions of primitiveness and drudgery, agricultural mechanization and large-scale farming have long been a part of the vision of modernizing agriculture in many African countries, including Ghana.…”
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Contraceptive supply and fertility outcomes: Evidence from Ghana by Jones, Kelly M.

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Review of fisheries and aquaculture policies in Ghana: technical report by Mapedza, Everisto D., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Zane, Giulia, Appiah, Sarah, Asmah, R., Ahiah, L., Mensah, E.

“…This review report provides an overview of Ghana's fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The report summarizes and highlights the formal policies and governance structures related to aquaculture, inland fisheries, and marine fisheries in Ghana. …”
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Measuring structural change: The case of China, Malaysia, and Ghana by Badibanga, Thaddée, Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry, Somwaru, Agapi

“…We extend the methods developed by Hausmann and Klinger (2006) to measure and compare the dynamics of a country’s structural transformation and apply the methods to China, Malaysia, and Ghana over the period 1962–2000. The results show that the rate of structural transformation is proportionately higher when a country produces more compact clusters of capital and consumer durable goods which in turn appear to lead more rapidly into new varieties of goods of higher unit values. …”
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Impact of food price changes on household welfare in Ghana by Minot, Nicholas, Dewina, Reno

“…In this paper, we explore the distributional impact of higher maize, rice, and food prices in Ghana and analyze the robustness of those results to changes in several key assumptions.…”
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Mechanization in Ghana: Searching for sustainable service supply models by Diao, Xinshen, Cossar, Frances, Houssou, Nazaire, Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Jimah, Kipo, Aboagye, Patrick Ohene

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Impact of food price increase on household welfare in Ghana by Minot, Nicholas, Dewina, Reno

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Aflatoxin control strategies in the groundnut value chain in Ghana by Florkowski, Wojciech J., Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…The objective of this paper is to identify strategies to reduce aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts in Ghana in order to enable the development of competitive and safe groundnut-based value-adding enterprises. …”
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A long-term census and survey program for Ghana by Muñoz, Juan

“…Demand for household survey data also comes from private individuals, private organizations, and research institutions in Ghana and abroad. Other elements of the Ghanaian statistical system, such as the National Accounts System and the Consumer Price Index, also need input from household-related information.…”
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Mechanization in Ghana: Searching for sustainable service supply models by Diao, Xinshen, Cossar, Frances, Houssou, Nazaire, Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Jimah, Kipo, Aboagye, Patrick Ohene

“…Stylized models of mechanization supply are developed based on experience in Bangladesh, China, and India during similar stages of agricultural transformation. Ghana’s supply network is then analyzed in light of key lessons from the Asian experience. …”
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Ghana's poultry sector value chains and the impacts of HPAI by Mensah-Bonsu, Akwesi, Rich, Karl M.

“…The 2007 outbreak of HPAI in Ghana had a multitude of impacts on the livelihoods of poultry farmers and other actors in the poultry sector that have not been fully analyzed. …”
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Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana by Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie

“…This paper uses a two-stage conditional maximum likelihood procedure and new data from Ghana to identify the determinants of rural-urban migration at the individual, household and community levels, with a particular focus on rural services. …”
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Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key by Diao, Xinshen, Breisinger, Clemens

“…With an average growth rate of 5 percent and a reduction of poverty by one-half over the past two decades, Ghana is a recent success story and a rising star in African development. …”
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Changing gendered roles in agricultural production in northwestern Ghana by Arulingam, Indika, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Okem, Andrew

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High-resolution crop-type mapping in northern Ghana by Alabi, Tunrayo, Muthoni, Francis, Uponi, John, Alabi, William, Oluwaleye, Josiah

“…The crop type maps produced from this study will aid in targeting crop and site-specific agro-advisories in Northern Ghana.…”
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High-resolution crop-type mapping in northern Ghana by Alabi, T., Muthoni, F., Uponi, J., Alabi, W., Oluwaleye, J.

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Investigating the role of poultry and the impact of HPAI on livelihoods in Ghana by Mensah-Bonsu, Akwasi, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, Roy, Devesh

“…Ghana experienced three confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in 2007. …”
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Report on highlights of farmer field days in northern Ghana by Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Adu, O.R., Bismark, Anane, Wasiu, S., Sseguya, H., Ndibalema, Gloriana

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DATASET_GHANA_FISH EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH ECONOMICS SURVEY by Khor, Laura

“…The dataset titled "Ghana Fish Epidemiology and Health Economics Survey" focuses on the intersection of fish health and economic factors in Ghana. …”
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Review of fisheries and aquaculture policies in Ghana: technical brief by Mapedza, Everisto D., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Zane, Giulia, Appiah, Sarah, Asmah, R., Ahiah, L., Mensah, E.

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