Ghana: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

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dc.creatorAragie, Emerta A.
dc.creatorPauw, Karl
dc.creatorJiang, Shiyun
dc.creatorThurlow, James
dc.creatorJones, Eleanor
dc.date2026-02-26
dc.date2026-02-26T19:41:14Z
dc.date2026-02-26T19:41:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:09:50Z
dc.descriptionIn this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Ghana’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprints, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. In Ghana, extension in agronomy and post-harvest food loss reduction are the most cost-effective ways to improve social outcomes, including notably reducing poverty and undernourishment levels. Meanwhile, advisory services in livestock and support to small and medium enterprise (SME) processors are highly ranked in accelerating agrifood GDP and employment. Moreover, extension services for agronomy and climate, and investments in mechanization are also highly ranked. However, many of these cost-effective investments come with relatively high environmental footprints, which highlights potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options over time and moderately so in the presence of extreme production shocks.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/181872
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/96416
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAragie, Emerta A.; Pauw, Karl; Jiang, Shiyun; Thurlow, James; and Jones, Eleanor. 2026. Ghana: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 9. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181872
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.titleGhana: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
dc.typeBrief

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