Agroforestry initiatives in Ghana: a look at research
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Agricultural production in Ghana experienced a steady decline until the early 1980s when it came to a virtual standstill. Although this trend has since reversed and food production is growing at 2.8% annually (GPRS, 2002), it still falls behind Ghana’s population growth rate of almost 3% (Assenso-Okyere, 2001). None the less, it is estimated that only 20% of agricultural land is under cultivation. This has provided policy makers the luxury to formulate agricultural growth strategies that combines extensification1 and intensification2 (Seini, 2002). However, due to the high cost and unavailability of inputs, farmers have not been able to embrace intensification to increase agricultural growth.
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