Agricultural Extension Approaches Being Implemented in Ghana

Author: Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services of Ghana , -

Agricultural Extension Approaches Being Implemented in Ghana, Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services of Ghana, -

In Ghana, majority (60%) of the population lives in rural areas and depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood and survival. Agriculture plays an important role in economic growth, food security, poverty reduction, livelihoods, rural development and the environment (Green et al., 2005). Growth in the agricultural sector stimulates higher rates of growth in the economy through forward linkage activities such as processing and transportation, and backward linkages like the provision of services to the sector, with further growth spurred as a result of spending incomes earned from all these productive activities (MoFA, 2003; UN, 2008; Winter-Nelson and Aggrey-Fynn, 2008).

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