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Shashidhara Kolavalli

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1 January 2016

Changes in Ghanaian Farming System: Stagnation or a Quiet Transformation

“This research was designed to understand better the patterns of agricultural intensification and transformation occurring in Africa South of the Sahara using the Ghanaian case. The paper examines changes in farming systems and the role of various endo …

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1 December 2014

Improving the Food Policy Process Lessons from Capacity Strengthening of Parliamentarians in Ghana

“Evidence-based policymaking has been a critical aspect of development strategy for more than 20 years in developing countries. Yet the assumption that policymakers will automatically adopt and use evidence made available to them in the process of poli …

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1 January 2008

The Role of Cocoa in Ghana’s Future Development

“The recent surge in world commodity prices might alter the role of traditional export crops in African economies. While export crops have traditionally been important sources of foreign exchange earnings and government revenues, Ghana is an exceptiona …

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