Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
Ghana with population of 18.4 million (2000), is located on Latitude 4,44’N 11,11’N and
longitude 3,11’W, 1,11’E. The country has a total land area of 23,853,900 HA and agricultural
land area of 13,628,179 HA. The agricultural sector is the dominant sector in the Ghanaian
economy. The total area under cultivation and irrigation are 5,808,600HA and 11,000 HA
respectively.
Agriculture is predominantly on a small holder basis although there are few large farms
and plantations particular for oil palm, coconut, rubber and to a lesser extent rice, maize, and
pineapple. Main crops cultivated are the cereals; maize, rice, millet, sorghum and the starchy
crops of cassava, yam, cocoyam and plantain. Fruits and vegetables are increasingly being
produced and exported as non traditional exports while cocoa continue to be the traditional
export crop.
Livestock, Poultry and fisheries are also produced on moderate scale. Main type of
livestock are cattle, sheep, goats, pigs. While both marine and inland fishing activities are
undertaken in the fishery sub sector. Imports of livestock, fisheries, poultry and their products are very significant.
Description:
FAO
Keywords:
Food resources
;
Agriculture
;
Livestock
;
Food aid
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Conference Material
,
Non-Refereed
,
Paper
Format:
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Format:
application/pdf
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