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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 14-16, 2010, Zurich}}\\[1ex] \Large{``World Food System  ---\\A Contribution from Europe''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Emerging Issues in the Ghanaian Organic Industries\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Kwamina Banson, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute, Box Lg80 Legon, Accra, Ghana, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{asskeroo@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Kwamina Banson$^{1}$, Mohammed Yaro$^{2}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Animal Science, Ghana}}}
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The demand for organic produce in Ghana is growing substantially in recent years. There are high potential of organic produce locally for expatriate, restaurant, hotels, supermarkets, hospitals, etc. In order to take advantage of this, quality issues and lack of knowhow that are disincentives to the sector has to be overcome through farmer's education, training and certification. Consequently inconsistency in both the supply and the quality of agricultural produce hampers Ghana's ability to compete with other countries supplying to the regional and global markets.



Ghana government, over the years under both the Structural Adjustment Programme and the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) II, did not effectively address the sustainable development problems of most of the marginalised farmers. The currently running Millennium Challenge Account is not only limited to a few districts; furthermore, its focus on commercial investment limits its accessibility by the much marginalised farmer's group.



Although substantial budgetary allocations have been committed to agricultural policies, the implementation of the policies do not address organic agriculture, has no direct linkage with sustainable organic agriculture and therefore do not address the needs of the marginalised farmers. As in most West African countries, the organic sector in Ghana is still relatively underdeveloped. About 19,132 hectares of land are under organic cultivation, which accounts for \mbox{0.13\,\%} of the total agricultural area in Ghana. 



These challenges are real limitations to using agribusiness and smallholder production as key strategies for poverty reduction. This report therefore examines recent economic research on the adoption of organic farming systems, organic production costs and returns, and market conditions to gain a better understanding of the organic supply squeeze and other emerging issues in this rapidly changing industry in Ghana.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Consumers, farmers, food, handlers, local, marketing organic products, organic agriculture, organic food imports, organic label, organic price premiums, organic production costs, organic supply
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