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Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research

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  • Flaherty, Kathleen
  • Essegbey, George Owusu
  • Asare, Roland

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After a period of relative stagnation in the 1990s, agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in Ghana increased dramatically after 2002. In 2008, Ghana spent 352 billion cedis or 95 million PPP dollars on agricultural R&D (both in 2005 constant prices) compared with 151 billion cedis or 41 million dollars in 2002. Unless otherwise stated, all investment data in this note are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP) prices. PPPs reflect the purchasing power of currencies more effectively than do standard exchange rates because they compare the prices of a broader range of local—as opposed to internationally traded—goods and services. Agricultural R&D capacity has also increased since 2002, leading to a total of 537 full-time equivalent (FTE) research staff employed in 2008. However, not all of the 27 agricultural R&D agencies identified in Ghana increased consistently in size; variation existed among the agencies. Some agencies had uneven growth while others saw declines in total number of researchers from 2001-08.

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  • Flaherty, Kathleen & Essegbey, George Owusu & Asare, Roland, 2010. "Ghana: Recent developments in agricultural research," ASTI country briefs 2578, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:asticb:2578
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    1. Benin, Samuel, 2014. "Identifying agricultural expenditures within the public financial accounts and coding system in Ghana: Is the ten percent government agriculture expenditure overestimated?:," IFPRI discussion papers 1365, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. van Rheenen, Teunis & Obirth-Opareh, Nelson & Essegbey, George Owusu & Kolavalli, Shashidhara & Ferguson, Jenna & Boadu, Paul & Masahudu, Fuseni & Chiang, Catherine, 2012. "Agricultural research in Ghana: An IFPRI-STEPRI report:," GSSP working papers 29, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    3. Catherine Ragasa, 2016. "Organizational and Institutional Barriers to the Effectiveness of Public Expenditures: The Case of Agricultural Research Investments in Nigeria and Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 28(4), pages 660-689, September.
    4. Ragasa, Catherine & Mzungu, Diston & Kaima, Eric & Kazembe, Cynthia & Kalagho, Kenan, 2017. "Capacity and accountability in the Agricultural Extension System in Malawi: Insights from a survey of service providers in 15 districts:," IFPRI discussion papers 1673, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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