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Ghana Strategy Forum: The Role of Agriculture in Achieving Middle Income Status

November 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment

When: November 16, 2007 from 09:00-18:00
Where: Banking College, Airport Residential Area, Accra, Ghana

This one-day forum will bring together policymakers, researchers, development partners, and representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss and share their experiences and research findings to help inform Ghana’s development strategy design and implementation. The three panels of the forum will address the role of agriculture in achieving Ghana’s goal of reaching middle-income status, how best to encourage inclusive growth, and how to develop smallholder agriculture.

For more information, please download the agenda (PDF, 61K) and press release (PDF,139K).

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Production, Markets and the Future of Smallholders: the Role of Cocoa in Ghana

November 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment

When: 19 November 2007 from 14:30-17:30
Where: Conference Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Airport Residential Area, Accra, Ghana

GSSP and the Rural Policy and Governance Group of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) are co-organizing a one-day workshop intended to strengthen links between research and policy for more effective management of the cocoa sector. Panel discussions will cover two key issues: production and marketing.

For more information, download the workshop announcement (PDF 158K).

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