Ghana programs / APPP
Summarizes final evaluation (XD-ABI-575-A) of the Agricultural Productivity Promotion Program (APPP -- 1988-91) and a follow-on Title III program (1991-9/92) designed to support policy reforms essential to privatizing Ghana's agricultural input markets. All conditionalities for the release of the first, second, and third tranches relating to the liberalization and privatization of the fertilizer and seed industries were met by the Government of Ghana (GOG), with satisfactory progress made in regard to policy changes, support for the A.I.D. trust fund, and support for extension service and feeder road rehabilitation. Accomplishments and impacts stemming from the APPP include the following. (1) Support to the rehabilitation of feeder roads (being continued under the FY 92-94 Title III program) has had a significant impact, resulting in increased economic activity, mobility, and employment, as well as reduced postharvest losses. (2) Improved mobility of extensionists allowed the average agent to contact 1,150 farmers in 1991 (vs. 350 in 1988), while training enhanced extensionists' self-confidence and farmers' perceptions of their abilities. (3) Fifteen agricultural policy studies w
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABI-575 (1994). The source's own text.
Operated in: Ghana.
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Operated in Ghana, 1993 to 1994 2 sources
Scope: country: Ghana. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1993 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Food assistance (Food for Peace, famine response) 55%; Agriculture, subsector not specified 10%; Conflict mitigation and reconciliation 5%
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Program key prj:6410117