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Ghana’s ca<strong>ssa</strong>va sector<br />
Private–Private Interactive meet<strong>in</strong>gs between farmers,<br />
processors and NGOs<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> types of <strong>in</strong>teraction Consequences of <strong>in</strong>teraction Factors shap<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>teractions<br />
Public–Private Meet<strong>in</strong>gs between MoFA, IITA and ca<strong>ssa</strong>va<br />
processors on proposals for ca<strong>ssa</strong>va<br />
improvement programmes<br />
Regional and<br />
International<br />
Niger’s vegetable production<br />
Private–Private Asusu and Taimakon Manoma <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong>teractive<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>gs with stakeholders<br />
Public–Private INRAN collaboration with stakeholders on<br />
PPILDA project<br />
Regional and<br />
International<br />
FARA’s SSA CP PLS and CORAF/WECARD<br />
collaborated with INRAN and NGOs to provide<br />
technical and f<strong>in</strong>ancial support for farmers to<br />
overcome production and market<strong>in</strong>g constra<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />
FFS successfully used as entry po<strong>in</strong>ts for<br />
collaborative research and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and as an<br />
extension tool for rapid technology dissem<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Release of new ca<strong>ssa</strong>va varieties that were<br />
capable of more than doubl<strong>in</strong>g the yield of<br />
exist<strong>in</strong>g local varieties<br />
Distribution of small-scale process<strong>in</strong>g facilities to<br />
private small-scale processors<br />
Formation of farmer groups and producers’<br />
associations<br />
Improvement <strong>in</strong> productivity and <strong>in</strong>comes of<br />
farmers<br />
IP formation and disease and pest management<br />
practices were evaluated with farmers and<br />
improved production practices were been<br />
promoted<br />
Farmers provided with technical and f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
supports<br />
Crop failure, rapidly <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g food prices and<br />
migration of Ghanaians attempt<strong>in</strong>g to escape<br />
fam<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Low productivity of exist<strong>in</strong>g varieties<br />
Low production and productivity<br />
Huge local and regional markets<br />
Desire to see improvement <strong>in</strong> productivity and<br />
welfare of farmers<br />
Desire to overcome food <strong>in</strong>security problem<br />
Desire to enhance welfare and livelihood of<br />
vegetable farm households<br />
138 Agricultural Innovation <strong>in</strong> Sub-Saharan Africa