Improving food security by reducing the maize yield gap in Ghana
Maize is a very important staple and the most consumed cereal in Ghana.
Abstract
The prospect and context for agricultural growth in low income countries have changed considerably over the last decade. An important question is how agricultural development, an important contributor to economic growth, employment and food security, can be best promoted.
More specifically, insight is needed into how agricultural productivity can be raised at the level of households, farms, crops and farming communities. Still significant yield gaps, i.e. the difference between potential yield and yield which farmers actually obtain, are observed in the agricultural sector of LICs, which suggest possibilities for improving performance.
This work is part of the ‘Integrated assessment of the determinants of the maize yield gap in Sub-Saharan Africa: towards farm innovation and enabling policies’ project
Citation
Felix Ankomah Asante et al. (2017) Improving food security by reducing the maize yield gap in Ghana Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana. Policy Brief No 8, October 2017
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