Climate finance in Ghana
An analysis of climate finance flows in Ghana shows that an annual average of USD 830 million was tracked in 2019 and 2020. This is a meagre 5-9% of its required investment — estimated between USD 9.3-15.5
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Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana
Globally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana,
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Trade-offs in sustainable intensification: Ghana country report
Smallholder farmers in Ghana face a constant challenge: to choose between many, often competing, social, economic and environmental objectives while also meeting expectations to intensify their farming
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Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation
<p>Ghana is faced with 12% youth unemployment and more than 50% underemployment, both higher than overall unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan African countries. Despite major investments by both government
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Considerations on the role of institutions and networks in the bioeconomy: three case studies from Ghana and Brazil
An increasing number of governments around the world have developed a bioeconomy strategy. These strategies have important implications for the agricultural sector, technological innovation as well as
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SBCC Approach towards Prevention of Stunting and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Ghana: “The Good Food for Good Health and Growth Project”
<p>The objective of this case study is to share Ghana's experience related to the national social behavioural change communication (SBCC) campaign that was launched to promote the consumption of locally
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Review of Policies and Strategies for the Pharmaceutical Production Sector in Africa
<p>Africa faces significant challenges in accessing high-quality pharmaceuticals, exacerbating a continued high burden of disease. The availability of essential drugs in the public sector across the continent
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Resource-Backed Loans: Pitfalls and Potential
<p>To finance their progress, developing countries must inevitably find ways to overcome challenges. One major issue that these countries face is that investors often perceive developing countries as carrying
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Energy Safety Nets:Using social assistance mechanisms to close affordbility gaps for the poor
<p>The Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) mandate to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services for all, means that even the poorest and most disadvantaged in society
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African Economic Outlook 2020
<p>Africa’s economic growth has stabilized at 3.4 percent in 2019 and is expected to pick up to 3.9 percent in 2020 and 4.1 percent in 2021 but to remain below historical highs. Growth’s fundamentals
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Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application
Over the last decade, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has explored the use of fecal sludge (FS) in combination with other organic waste sources to optimize FS treatment and composting