Ghana

The overall objective of this assignment is to support MOFA through the PPBD by producing economic impact assessments which quantify (to the extent possible) the impact of proposed reform options in the Ghanaian agribusiness sector: from an overall Cost-Benefit perspective, and with respect to key stakeholders (e.g. smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, public finances, public regulatory agencies). This analysis will form part of the evidence base for the Ministry’s consideration of the proposed reform options

The overall objective of this assignment is to support MOFA through the PPBD by producing economic impact assessments which quantify (to the extent possible) the impact of proposed reform options in the Ghanaian agribusiness sector: from an overall Cost-Benefit perspective, and with respect to key stakeholders (e.g. smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, public finances, public regulatory agencies). This analysis will form part of the evidence base for the Ministry’s consideration of the proposed reform options

The assignments involvers policy analysis and development of Regulatory Impact Assessment/Coat Benefit Analysis for the following policies being implemented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana:

• Reform area one: Seeds – Approval, passage and gazetting of Ghana Seed Draft Regulations
• Reform area two: Seeds – Ratification and gazetting of the harmonized ECOWAS seed regulations
• Reform area three: Fertilizer – Ratification and gazetting of the harmonized ECOWAS fertilizer regulations
• Reform area four: Fertilizers – Develop and approval of electronic data base for improving the efficiency of the fertilizer subsidy
• Reform area five: Agricultural marketing – Develop and approval of policy, act and regulations on High Quality Cassava Flour-based composite flour for use in bakery and pastry industries in Ghana

The draft report of findings was presented in a two days validation workshop for the stakeholders drawn from the original group in both public and private sector. The two days workshop enriched the report and the recommendations which formed the basis for the development and issue of the final report. The final report included an implementation road map for each of the reforms.