Agricultural Input Markets In Ghana A Descriptive Assessment Of Input Dealers In Eight Districts
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Agricultural Input Markets In Ghana A Descriptive Assessment Of Input Dealers In Eight Districts
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Author : Asante, Seth
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Agricultural Input Markets In Ghana A Descriptive Assessment Of Input Dealers In Eight Districts written by Asante, Seth and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Political Science categories.
This paper provides a description of the agricultural input market in Ghana in 2019 across six districts with high maize production and two municipal districts noted for agricultural marketing activities. Since 2017, Ghana’s agricultural policy has been heavily focused on implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) program, which has rapidly scaled up the distribution of subsidized seed and fertilizer with the aim of increasing agricultural productivity and production. Agricultural input dealers play a crucial role in the PFJ program as the final node in the supply chain of seed and fertilizer for farmers. Their operations are expected to enhance the availability of and access to these agricultural inputs. Understanding the characteristics and operations of agricultural input dealers can help policymakers to formulate, implement, and reform seed and fertilizer policies. Our study shows low levels of specialization among agricultural input shops, high participation in the sector association, an increase in the entry of traders into the agricultural input market since the launch of PFJ, and a continuing concentration on fertilizer sales compared to seed sales. Major constraints that agricultural input supplier face in expanding their businesses include difficulties in obtaining financial support from the banking sector, still unreliable supplies, and, for subsidized inputs, the slow processing by government of the subsidy vouchers farmers gave them in exchange for inputs.
Fertilizer Quality Assessment Perception Versus Testing In Selected Ghanaian Districts
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Author : Asante, Seth
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-12-23
Fertilizer Quality Assessment Perception Versus Testing In Selected Ghanaian Districts written by Asante, Seth and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-23 with Political Science categories.
Fertilizer use in Sub-Saharan Africa remains below recommended rates, contributing to low yields, and increasing poverty. Poor quality fertilizer – whether perceived or real – is often cited as a reason for low adoption rates. In Ghana, for example, there are widespread but often unsubstantiated claims of substandard fertilizers. This is a concern for farmers with limited purchasing power and without the means to independently substantiate the quality of agricultural inputs. This paper describes the agricultural input sector in Ghana, compares farmers’ perception of fertilizer quality with those of input dealers, and analyses chemical tests of fertilizers performed in a laboratory. The fertilizers were sampled from selected districts participating in the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, a large-scale farm input subsidy program. We find that input dealers and farmers are somewhat suspicious of the quality of commercially supplied and government subsidized fertilizers. However, the true quality measures based on laboratory testing of fertilizers sold in agricultural input shops were found to largely meet the labeled chemical composition.
Farm Input Subsidies And Commodity Market Trends In Ghana An Analysis Of Market Prices During 2012 2020
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Author : Amewu, Sena
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-12-20
Farm Input Subsidies And Commodity Market Trends In Ghana An Analysis Of Market Prices During 2012 2020 written by Amewu, Sena and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-20 with Political Science categories.
Ghana has a long history of intervening in food markets to balance consumers’ expectations of low and stable food prices, farmers’ demands for high farmgate prices, and traders’ demand for predictability in seasonal price patterns. However, government interventions may also alter the behavior of markets and alter incentives or risks for all market actors. The Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative, launched in 2017, signaled a renewed commitment from government to agriculture and is Ghana’s flagship strategy for boosting smallholder production, strengthening market linkages, and developing value chains. Given this significant policy shift, we examine agricultural commodity price patterns before and after 2017 to identify potential structural shifts in price behavior in maize, tomato, and onion markets, three key sectors targeted by PFJ. Results show maize and tomato prices drop below their long-term trend under PFJ, but not onion prices. Tomato and onion prices exhibit smaller seasonal price variations. These results are indicative of a structural shift in food markets, although further analysis is required to conclusively attribute these changes to PFJ.
Agricultural Input Markets In Nigeria
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Author : International Fertilizer Development Center
language : en
Publisher: IITA
Release Date : 2001
Agricultural Input Markets In Nigeria written by International Fertilizer Development Center and has been published by IITA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Technology & Engineering categories.
An Action Plan For Developing Agricultural Input Markets In Ghana
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Author : Balu Bumb
language : en
Publisher: International Fertilizer Development
Release Date : 2002-01-01
An Action Plan For Developing Agricultural Input Markets In Ghana written by Balu Bumb and has been published by International Fertilizer Development this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Landownership And The Gender Gap In Agriculture Disappointing Insights From Northern Ghana
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Author : Yokying, Phanwin
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-06-13
Landownership And The Gender Gap In Agriculture Disappointing Insights From Northern Ghana written by Yokying, Phanwin and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-13 with Political Science categories.
Land provides the basis for food production and is an indispensable input for economic livelihoods in rural areas. Landownership is strongly associated with social and economic power, not only across communities and households, but also within households. The link between landownership and women’s empowerment has been relatively well documented in general, but not specifically in relation to agriculture. This paper aims to fill this gap by analyzing how ownership of land is associated with agency and achievements in agriculture among female and male farmers in northern Ghana, a region transitioning from customary land tenure without individual ownership rights towards a more individualized and market-based tenure system. We use a recursive bivariate probit model and focus on eight different indicators in four distinct domains: decisions on agricultural cultivation, decisions on farm income, agricultural association membership, and time allocation. Our empirical estimates indicate that landownership is positively correlated with men’s and women’s agency in agriculture, namely in decisions on agricultural cultivation and membership in agricultural association. Yet, we also find that the gender gaps in participation in cultivation decisions, the use of agricultural earnings, and in agricultural workload continue to persist among those who own land. While the results underscore the importance of land as a resource that can enhance women’s agency, they also point out that policies aiming to solely advance land rights may not be sufficient to eradicate or even reduce gender inequality in agriculture.
Agricultural Input Subsidies
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Author : Ephraim Chirwa
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Agricultural Input Subsidies written by Ephraim Chirwa and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Business & Economics categories.
This book takes forward our understanding of agricultural input subsidies in low income countries.
Fertilizer Use In African Agriculture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
Fertilizer Use In African Agriculture written by and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
The good practice guidelines - which form the basis of an interactive policymaker's tool kit included on a CD accompanying the book - relate not only to the more focused problem of encouraging increased fertilizer use by farmers, but also to the broader challenge of creating the type of enabling environment that is needed to support the emergence of efficient, dynamic and commercially viable fertilizer marketing systems."--Jacket.
A Chicken And Maize Situation The Poultry Feed Sector In Ghana
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Author : Andam, Kwaw S.
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2017-01-27
A Chicken And Maize Situation The Poultry Feed Sector In Ghana written by Andam, Kwaw S. and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-27 with Political Science categories.
This study focuses on the feed milling industry, which serves as the link between maize and poultry, through a field assessment of feed millers in Ghana. The findings establish the importance of feed in the poultry value chain. In addition, they show how the sector has become more integrated with poultry production, especially on larger-scale poultry farms. Because maize accounts for 60 percent of poultry feed, its availability and price have important implications for the profitability and growth potential of feed and, therefore, for poultry production as well. We illustrate these linkages by means of a simple spatial market equilibrium model that ties together the three sectors of the poultry value chain: the primary inputs (maize and soybeans), intermediate inputs (feed), and final products (meat and eggs). This model also enables us to assess the future growth potential of the poultry industry given alternative policy-driven changes in productivity and the production capacities of all three sectors. The results show that for poultry meat, replacing imports with domestic production in the short term would be nearly impossible. For the egg industry, however, there is potential for Ghana to export to neighboring countries by reducing production costs through improvements in yellow maize production.
Ghana S Economic And Agricultural Transformation
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Author : Xinshen Diao
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019
Ghana S Economic And Agricultural Transformation written by Xinshen Diao and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Business & Economics categories.
Using Ghana as a case study, this work integrates economic and political analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities of Africa's growth and transformation.