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Economywide impact of avian flu in Ghana: A dynamic CGE model analysis by Diao, Xinshen

“…Our analysis shows that, while chicken is a quite small sector of the Ghanaian economy, the shock in chicken demand due to consumers' anxieties is the dominant factor in causing chicken production to fall. …”
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Dynamics of structural transformation: An empirical characterization in the case of China, Malaysia, and Ghana by Badibanga, Thaddée, Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L., Somwaru, Agapi

“…In contrast, the structure of the Ghanaian economy appears unchanged over the entire 1962-2000 period. …”
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Unlocking financial inclusion for cocoa farmers: catalyzing solar irrigation investment in Ghana by Gbodji, Kekeli Kofi, Quarmine, William, Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Mitra, Archisman, Schmitter, Petra S., Muzata, Barbra Sehlule

“…Ghanaian cocoa farmers, who provide livelihoods for over 800,000 households, face significant threats from climate change, including erratic rainfall patterns and droughts lasting up to six months. …”
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Policies for competitive and sustainable agricultural production systems: A case study of Ghana’s recent mechanization interventions by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Diao, Xinshen, Aboagye, Patrick Ohene

“…This chapter highlights the emerging areas of market failure associated with agricultural mechanization and how SSA governments, including the Ghanaian government, have adapted their strategies over the years in attempting to overcome these market failures. …”
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Improving diets in rural Ghana: Food system analysis to identify opportunities for nutrition-sensitive small and medium enterprises by Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, International Food Policy Research Institute, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Gelli, Aulo, Agandin, John, Kufoalor, Doreen S.

“…The data collected and the results of the analysis enhance the understanding of some of the challenges that, in the Ghanaian context, contribute to determining diet-related issues; more importantly, the analysis identifies opportunities and entry points for improving diets by overcoming some of the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises. …”
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Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara by Houssou, Nazaire, Andam, Kwaw S., Asante-Addo, Collins

“…Faced with such challenges, Ghanaian policy makers must ponder the question of how to improve the targeting of input subsidy programs in the country. …”
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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z., Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida, Folledo, Renato, Slavova, Mira, Ngeleza, Guyslain K., Asante, Felix Ankomah

“…In the context of the Ghanaian government's objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sector transformation, and agglomeration. …”
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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z., Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida, Folledo, Renato, Slavova, Mira, Ngeleza, Guyslain K., Asante, Felix Ankomah

“…In the context of the Ghanaian government’s objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sectoral transformation, and agglomeration. …”
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Economywide impact of Avian influenza in Ghana: A dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model analysis by Diao, Xinshen

“…The analysis shows that while the chicken sector is quite a small sector of the Ghanaian economy, the shock in chicken demand due to consumers’ anxieties is the dominant factor causing the fall of chicken production. …”
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Rural pig production systems and breeding preferences of pig farmers in northern Ghana by Ayizanga, R.A., Kayang, B.B., Adomako, K., Asamoah, L.

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Expanding industrial uses of sweetpotato for food security and poverty alleviation by Adu-Kwarteng, E., Baafi, E., Amoa-Owusu, A., Okyere, F., Carey, E.E.

“…These genotypes had been selected over the years for high dry matter and starch content according to the preference of Ghanaian consumers. Analyses were carried out on key nutrient components, pasting properties, and starch granule morphology using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy, rapid viscosity analysis, and light microscopy, respectively. …”
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Introduction: climate, cocoa and trees by Olwig, M.F., Asare, R., Meilby, H., Vaast, P., Owusu, K.

“…It then presents an in-depth analysis of historical Ghanaian cocoa yields and climate data at both the national and regional levels to establish a foundation for understanding the new climate risks faced by cocoa farmers. …”
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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to guide the Establishment of Solar-Powered Storage Facilities in... by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

“…The purpose of this ESMP is to consider and develop proper measures to decrease the possibility of environmental degradation during all phases of the project, and to provide clearly defined action plans and emergency response procedures to account for human and environmental health and safety in accordance with the requirements of Ghanaian laws and the objectives of the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) : ESS-1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts ESS-2: Labor and Working Conditions ESS-3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS-4: Community Health and Safety ESS-6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. …”
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A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana by Haile, Beliyou, Signorelli, Sara, Azzarri, Carlo, Guo, Zhe

“…Land areas converted from natural cover to productive use have higher maize yield (0.17 tons per hectare) and harvest value (1,021 Ghanaian Cedi) compared with those converted from bare soil to productive cover. …”
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Agricultural intensification in Ghana: Evaluating the optimist’s case for a Green Revolution by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, McBride, Linden

“…We also find that labor costs still play a major role in Ghanaian agricultural development in limiting the adoption of labor-intensive technologies even in relatively high population density areas.…”
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Big tractors, but small farms: Tractor hiring services as a farmer-owner’s response to an under-developed agricultural machinery market by Houssou, Nazaire, Asante-Addo, Collins, Diao, Xinshen, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Using survey data collected in 2013, this paper suggests that tractor services can play a key role in the adoption of tractor use among Ghanaian farming households. Medium and large-scale farmers own tractors in the survey districts, while most small-scale farmers access tractors through hire services. …”
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A sobemovirus hindering the utilization of Calopogonium mucunoides as a forage legume in the lowland tropics by Morales, Francisco José, Castaño, M., Arroyave, José A., Ospina, M.D.

“…However, the host range of the calopo virus differed from the pathogenicity spectra of the bean, cowpea, Ghanaian, and Mexican strains of SBMV. Nucleotide sequence analysis of a 609 bp fragment amplified from the coat protein region of the calopo sobemovirus revealed similarities of 81.8 and 66.1% with the corresponding regions of the bean and cowpea strains, respectively, of SBMV. …”
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Search for Scutellonema bradys resistance in yams (Dioscorea spp.) by Kwoseh, C.K., Plowright, R.A., Bridge, J., Asiedu, Robert

“…A study to examine variability in susceptibility of yams to Scutellonema bradys and to identify possible sources of resistance in Ghanaian yam germplasm (Dioscorea spp.) for use in yam improvement programmes, particularly, in West Africa was undertaken. …”
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Rolling out climate smart Cocoa through public-private partnership in Ghana: A Framework highlighting the step-by-step procedure towards climate smart cocoa finance in Ghana by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…The cocoa industry has been the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy over the years through the provision of revenues from foreign exchange earnings and the generation of employment for farmers who are mainly small holders. …”
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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Pilot of Climate Smart Agricultural Innovations and Climate In... by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The purpose of this ESMP is to consider and develop proper measures to decrease the possibility of environmental degradation during all phases of the project, and to provide clearly defined action plans and emergency response procedures to account for human and environmental health and safety in accordance with the requirements of Ghanaian laws and the objectives of the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) : ESS-1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts ESS-2: Labor and Working Conditions ESS-3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS-4: Community Health and Safety ESS-6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. …”
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