Abstract
Maize is a major source of food and cash for smallholder farmers. However, average yield in Ghana is less than a third of the achievable yield and thus the need to close this gap by improving the t...
Highlights
The aim of Ghana’s Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan [METASIP] (Ministry of Food and Agriculture [MoFA], 2010) is to modernize agriculture, which will culminate in a structurally transformed economy evident in food security, employment opportunities and poverty reduction
The results show that maize farmers obtained 77% of potential output, and could still obtain 23% more through efficient maize cultivation practices under the current production technology
This is important because majority of Ghanaians grow and consume maize, and for that matter, any technology that would lead to an increase in productivity of inputs for maize cultivation would bring about real income gains for the rural population
Summary
The aim of Ghana’s Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan [METASIP] (Ministry of Food and Agriculture [MoFA], 2010) is to modernize agriculture, which will culminate in a structurally transformed economy evident in food security, employment opportunities and poverty reduction. In terms of extreme poverty, northern Ghana accounts for 52.7% of the extremely poor in Ghana (Ghana Statistical Service [GSS], 2014) This calls for sustained growth in agriculture to tackle hunger, food insecurity and poverty. This is important because majority of Ghanaians grow and consume maize, and for that matter, any technology that would lead to an increase in productivity of inputs for maize cultivation would bring about real income gains for the rural population
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