Assessing Ghana’s initiative of increasing domestic rice production through the development of rice value chain

dc.contributor.authorAddison Monica
dc.contributor.authorSarfo-Mensah Paul
dc.contributor.authorEdusah E. S.
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-1873-9084
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-07T09:27:44Z
dc.date.available2023-12-07T09:27:44Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThis article is published by Global Science Research Journals and is also available at http://www.globalscienceresearchjournals.org/
dc.description.abstractThis paper sought to contribute to the on-going discussion on improving rice production in Ghana. The objective of the study was to analyse the effect of rice value chain development initiative on domestic rice production in the Ahafo Ano North district of Ghana. Primary data for the study gathered through focus group discussions and key informant interviews was complemented by desk studies. The main finding was that the rice value chain was not formalized in the district, although informal types existed. The study also showed that domestic rice producers had achieved regular annual increases due to informal rice value chains. Nevertheless, there was lack of competitiveness of domestic rice vis-à-vis imported rice due to the poor quality of milling. Therefore, the study recommended: (i) adopting sectorwide value chain strategies that would enhance development of formal rice value chain and competitiveness of local rice industry; and (ii) investing in post-harvest product-quality infrastructure to ensure product quality.
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dc.identifier.citationISSN: 2408-5480 Vol. 3 (4), pp. 230-237, April, 2015. © Global Science Research Journals http://www.globalscienceresearchjournals.org/
dc.identifier.issn2408-5480
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14691
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGlobal Science Research Jounals
dc.titleAssessing Ghana’s initiative of increasing domestic rice production through the development of rice value chain
dc.typeArticle
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