Preliminary  analyses of market incentives and disincentives for selected commodities are underway

In recent years the agricultural sector in Ghana has undergone substantial policy reforms as part of the Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II) issued in 2007. Productivity improvement, value chain coordination, competitiveness enhancement and integration into domestic and international markets are among the FASDEP II main policy objectives. The Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan (METASIP) sets objectives and criteria for implementation for the period 2011-2015.

The MAFAP team has undertaken two missions to Ghana in February and April 2012. These missions were crucial for gathering the necessary data to start analyzing the market incentives and disincentives that Ghanaian producers face with reference to selected key commodities. These include maize, rice, cassava, millet, sorghum/millet, plantains, yams, cocoa, coffee, groundnuts, palm oil, sugar, cattle meat, and poultry.

Collaboration at country level

The MAFAP team has developed partnerships at country level with key institutions such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, the Ghana Statistical Office, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), the COCOBOD, among others.