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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

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