Agribusiness Investment in Agricultural Commercialisation in Ghana: Rethinking Policy Incentives

This brief examines investment in the Ghanaian agricultural sector and the limits of financial incentives

Abstract

Ghana’s recent image as a peaceful and stable country has provided an attractive environment for foreign investors to do business in, reflected by numerous programmes implemented by Ghana and its partners which aim to strengthen foreign investment, particularly in the agricultural sector. However, there is still a lack of understanding of how Ghanaian businesses respond to such incentive packages, as well as the detrimental effect of the barriers to investment. This APRA brief examines the most important factors behind investment in the Ghanaian agricultural sector, the limits of financial incentives and provides a series of recommendations for the government in Ghana to address.

This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme

Citation

Teye, Joseph. (2019) Agribusiness Investment in Agricultural Commercialisation in Ghana: Rethinking Policy Incentives. APRA brief 19, Future Agricultures Consortium

APRA Brief 19: Agribusiness Investment in Agricultural Commercialisation in Ghana: Rethinking Policy Incentives

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Published 13 August 2019