The general purpose of this study is to determine the contribution of agriculture to the economy of Ghana. The country’s economy is characterised by the presence of high level of agriculture. Agriculture is the main economic activity for most people in Ghana. The study reveals that agriculture contributes about 18% to GDP, 40.65% of total employment, and about 34% of total exports of agricultural valued added goods and source of industrial inputs (raw materials) in the country. Nevertheless, agriculture in the country has faced the following challenges: low fertiliser uses and yield, pests and diseases, inadequate modern farm inputs and technologies, lack of financial support systems, rural-urban migration, agricultural extension services, land tenure system, poor road network, and low prices for agricultural products. The government should encourage more exportation of agricultural output this would concurrently, augment the country’s foreign exchange record in a positive direction and bolster the competitive qualities of the country’s products on the international front. Also, agricultural universities, if none exist, must be created and equipped with financial and technological capacities to carry out serious research and investigation into all facets of the agricultural economy; including; forestry, aquaculture, apiculture, diseases and pest, and crop production, not excluding post-harvest and marketing researches.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:425668 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Ayeh, Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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