Agribusiness Indicators : Ghana

Agriculture plays an important role in the economies of most countries in Africa. However, few African countries have been able to capitalize on the sector's considerable potential to contribute to economic development through commercialization. Few have created an enabling environment for agricultural finance in which lenders and other agents are encouraged to develop innovative financial products that are well tailored to meet the needs of local producers. Few African countries have purposefully set out to encourage the use of modern farm machinery. Some, however, have invested in road infrastructure and transport facilities to reduce transaction costs and improve producers' access to markets. The countries that have undertaken initiatives to expand producers' access to agricultural technologies such as certified or hybrid seeds and fertilizers have generally been the most effective at increasing agricultural productivity. The research described in this volume used a set of agribusiness indicators to collect data that capture the performance of the agriculture sector in the Republic of Ghana, using a list of preliminary indicators covering the following areas: (i) access to and availability of certified seed; (ii) availability of and access to fertilizer; (iii) access to farm machinery, particularly tractor hire services for land preparation; (iv) access to agricultural and agro-enterprise finance; (v) cost and efficiency of transport; (vi) measures of policy certainty and the orientation of the enabling environment as perceived by the private sector; and (vii) various policy, trade, and fiscal measures. Ghana was the first country in which these indicators were tested for ease and consistency. The indicators were then finalized and used for data collection in two other African countries (Ethiopia and Mozambique).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-04
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESSIBILITY, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, AGROCHEMICALS, AMMONIA, ARABLE LAND, AVERAGE PRICE, AVERAGE PRICES, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BRAND, BRANDS, BREEDER SEED, CASSAVA, CEREALS, CHEMICAL FERTILIZER, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COCOA, COCOA BEANS, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, COMMERCIAL FARMING, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, COTTON, CROP, CROP RESEARCH, CROP YIELDS, CROPPING, CROPS, CULTIVATION, DOMESTIC FERTILIZER, DRIP IRRIGATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, FAO, FARM, FARM LAND, FARM PRODUCE, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZER APPLICATION, FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION, FERTILIZER COST, FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT, FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTION, FERTILIZER IMPORTS, FERTILIZER INGREDIENTS, FERTILIZER MARKET, FERTILIZER PRICES, FERTILIZER PRODUCT, FERTILIZER PRODUCTS, FERTILIZER SUBSIDY, FERTILIZER USE, FERTILIZERS, FIELD CROPS, FISHING, FLAT RATE, FOOD CROPS, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD SUPPLY, FORESTRY, FOUNDATION SEED, FREIGHT, FUNGICIDES, GERMPLASM, GRAIN, GRAIN PRODUCTION, GRAINS, GREEN REVOLUTION, GROUNDNUT, GROWING SEASON, HEAVY SOILS, HERBICIDES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HOURS OF OPERATION, HYBRID SEED, HYBRID SEEDS, HYBRIDS, IFPRI, INFLATION, INPUT PRICES, INSECTICIDES, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INVENTORIES, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR FORCE, LEGUMES, LOGGING, MAIZE, MAIZE PRODUCTION, MARKET DEMAND, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET SHARE, MARKET TOWNS, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MILLET, MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MONOPOLY, MULTIPLIERS, NITROGEN, NITROGEN FERTILIZER, OIL PALM, PALM OIL, PATRONAGE, PESTICIDES, PLANT PROTECTION, PLANTING, PLOWING, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POULTRY, PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES, PRIVATE SEED INDUSTRY, PRODUCE, PRODUCER PRICES, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, PROFIT MARGINS, RAILROADS, RETAIL, RETAIL PRICES, RETAIL STORE, RICE, RICE PRODUCTION, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD QUALITY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SALE, SALES, SEED, SEED LAWS, SEED MARKETING, SEED MULTIPLICATION, SEED POLICY, SEED PRODUCERS, SEED PRODUCTION, SEED SECTOR, SEED TECHNOLOGY, SEED VARIETIES, SEEDLINGS, SHIFTING CULTIVATION, SOIL TYPE, SORGHUM, SOYBEAN, SOYBEANS, SPREAD, STOCKS, SUPPLIER, SURPLUS, TILLAGE, TILLERS, TOTAL SALES, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT FACILITIES, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PRICE, TRANSPORT RATES, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION COST, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, TURNOVER, UREA, VEGETABLES, WALKING, WAREHOUSE, WHOLESALE PRICE, WHOLESALE PRICES, WHOLESALER, WORLD MARKETS, YIELDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16373413/ghana-agribusiness-indicators https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12893
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