Ghana
Ghana

Ghana scores 3.9/10 and is not on track in implementing the Malabo Declaration on Agriculture transformation in Africa.

Highlights of the 5 key areas of strong performance of the country

57%
for CAADP Process Completion.
87%
for evidence based policies, supportive institutions and corresponding human resources.
94.0%
for inclusive institutionalized mechanisms for mutual accountability and peer review.
5%
of the population is undernourished.
5%
prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years old.

Highlights of the 5 key areas that require the country's attention

6.0%
of public agriculture expenditure as a share of total public expenditure.
3.6%
annual growth of the agriculture value added (agricultural GDP).
-4.6%
increase of the value of intra-Africa trade of agricultural commodities and services.
1.1%
increase of agricultural value added per agricultural worker.
0.04%
of agriculture land under sustainable land management practices.

Recommendations

  • Ghana should increase the share of agriculture land under sustainable land management practices from the current low level of 0.04 percent.
  • Similarly, the country should increase public agriculture expenditure as share of total public expenditure to the Malabo Declaration target of 10 percent.
  • The country should put in place policies that would facilitate and promote intraregional African trade in agricultural commodities and services.

 

COUNTRY SCORECARD

Overall country score: 3.81

2017 Country Scorecard for implementing Malabo Declaration

Malabo Commitments Areas (T) Commitments Categories (C)
No. Item Score Mimimum Score progress No. Item Score Mimimum Score progress
1Re-committing to CAADP Process6.863.33On Track
1Completing National CAADP Process5.713.33On Track
2Establishing CAADP based Cooperation, Partnership & Alliance6.153.33On Track
3Establishing CAADP based Policy & Institutional Review/ Setting/ Support8.733.33On Track
2Enhancing Investment Finance in Agriculture4.336.67Not on Track
1Public Expenditure in Agriculture8.6510.00Not on Track
2Enhancing access to finance0.003.33Not on Track
3Ending Hunger by 20251.993.71Not on Track
1Access to Agriculture inputs and technologies5.905.53On Track
2Doubling agricultural Productivity0.721.00Not on Track
3Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss0.001.00Not on Track
4Improving Food security and Nutrition3.331.00On Track
5Strengthening Social Protection0.0010.00Not on Track
4Halving Poverty through Agriculture by 20253.022.06On Track
1Sustaining Agricultural GDP for Poverty Reduction2.073.25Not on Track
2Establishing Inclusive PPPs for commodity value chains10.001.00On Track
3Creating job for Youth in agricultural value chains0.001.00Not on Track
4Women participation in Agri-business0.003.00Not on Track
5Boosting Intra-African Trade in Agriculture Commodities1.111On Track
1Tripling Intra-African Trade for agriculture commodities and services0.001.00Not on Track
2Establishing Intra-African Trade Policies and institutional conditions2.221.00On Track
6Enhancing Resilience to Climate Variability3.596Not on Track
1Ensuring Resilience to climate related risks0.042.00Not on Track
2Investment in resilience building7.1310.00Not on Track
7Mutual Accountability for Actions and Results6.454.78On Track
1Increasing country capacity for evidence based planning, impl. and M&E0.001.00Not on Track
2Fostering Peer Review and Mutual Accountability9.443.33On Track
3Conducting a Biennial Agriculture Review Process9.9110.00Not on Track