Basic Agricultural Public Expenditure Diagnostic Review : Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Ghana, like many other African countries, had made a commitment in 2003 to allocate at least ten percent of their national budgetary resources to develop the agricultural sector by 2008, following the adoption of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), with an aim towards realizing food security and poverty reduction. This Agriculture Public Expenditure Review (AgPER) for Ghana analyzes data on public spending from both government and donor sources to assess: 1) the alignment between expenditure patterns within the agricultural sector and stated policy priorities; and 2) the effectiveness of public spending by comparing spending against results. The outputs of the review include a comprehensive agricultural expenditure assessment to help provide a solid foundation for carrying out specialized studies, such as Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS), and the establishment of the levels and composition of public expenditure in the selected subsectors

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ACTUAL YIELDS, ADAPTIVE RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AFDB, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, AGRICULTURAL R&D, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, AGRICULTURE, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, ANALYSIS OF TRENDS, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL TARGETS, AQUACULTURE, ARABLE LAND, AVERAGE YIELD, AVERAGE YIELDS, BEAN, BEANS, BENEFICIARIES, BUDGET ALLOCATION, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET CYCLE, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FRAMEWORK, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, BUDGET PLANNING, BUDGET PREPARATION, BUDGET PREPARATION CYCLE, BUDGETARY ALLOCATION, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, BUDGETARY RESOURCES, CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CASSAVA, CEREALS, CIDA, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE LAW, CLIMATE CHANGE, COFFEE, COMMODITIES, CONSENSUS BUILDING, COST CENTERS, COST RECOVERY, COTTON, COWPEA, CROP, CROPS, DATA ANALYSIS, DATA COLLECTION, DATA REQUIREMENTS, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEBT SERVICE, DECENTRALIZATION, DEFORESTATION, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DISEASES, DONOR FUNDS, DONOR SUPPORT, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SPENDING, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURE BUDGET, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL FINANCING, FAO, FARM PRACTICES, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FEED, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FISH, FISH PRODUCTION, FISHERIES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES SUBSECTOR, FLOW OF FUNDS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FORESTRY, FORESTRY SUBSECTOR, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, HARVEST, HOUSING, HUNGER, HYBRIDIZATION, IFAD, IFPRI, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, INCOMES, INFLATION, INTEGRATION, INTERNAL CONTROL, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT BUDGET, INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE, INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENT PLAN, IRRIGATION, LANDS, LEGUMES, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, MAIZE, MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, MARKETING, MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTION, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MID-TERM REVIEW, MILLET, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MODERNIZATION STRATEGY, NARS, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL BUDGETS, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL EXPENDITURE, NATIONAL PRIORITIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, NET IMPORTER, NET SURPLUS, NGOS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PERSONNEL EMOLUMENTS, PEST CONTROL, PESTS, PINEAPPLE, PLANT PROTECTION, POLICY DECISIONS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIORITY SETTING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE DIAGNOSTIC, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, QUALITY CONTROL, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RICE, RICE VARIETIES, ROOTS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL ROADS, SECTOR BUDGET, SECTOR BUDGETS, SECTOR EXPENDITURE, SECTOR MINISTRIES, SECTOR POLICIES, SECTOR POLICY, SECTORAL PRIORITIES, SEEDS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS, SWEET POTATOES, TILLERS, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TRANSPARENCY, TUBERS, UNION, UNITED NATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, VALUE OF EXPORTS, VETERINARY SERVICES, WHEAT, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, WOOD, YAM, YAMS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18612496/strengthening-national-comprehensive-agricultural-public-expenditure-sub-saharan-africa-basic-agricultural-public-expenditure-diagnostic-review-ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16734
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Summary:Ghana, like many other African countries, had made a commitment in 2003 to allocate at least ten percent of their national budgetary resources to develop the agricultural sector by 2008, following the adoption of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), with an aim towards realizing food security and poverty reduction. This Agriculture Public Expenditure Review (AgPER) for Ghana analyzes data on public spending from both government and donor sources to assess: 1) the alignment between expenditure patterns within the agricultural sector and stated policy priorities; and 2) the effectiveness of public spending by comparing spending against results. The outputs of the review include a comprehensive agricultural expenditure assessment to help provide a solid foundation for carrying out specialized studies, such as Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS), and the establishment of the levels and composition of public expenditure in the selected subsectors