Economic and Agricultural Policy Reforms and their Effects on the Role of Agriculture in Ghana

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Asuming-Brempong, S.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	An examination of the policy setting under which Ghana's agricultural sector, and the externalities it generates, has been evolving was conducted. A synthesis of the major existing policies and recent changes, which affect the roles and externalities of agriculture, has been done. The analysis shows that the socialist model of the 1960s contrasted sharply with the liberalized market approach of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly under structural adjustment. These differing policy orientations have had significant effects on agricultural performance in Ghana, and the roles of agriculture at different periods. For example, the policy effects of agricultural activities on the environment, such as the promotion of export commodities, the exploitation of timber and forest resources, mining, and indiscriminate sale and use of agro-chemicals in Ghana have been negative. On the other hand, promoting cash and export crops through government policy incentives have improved rural incomes for farmers that cultivate such crops, and helped to reduce poverty among this group. In general, the policy effects on the roles of agriculture in Ghana have been mixed.
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Language	English
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