The report first reviews macroeconomic aspects in Ghana, identifying that much of the non-traditional exports' expansion, reflects sporadic foreign investments in key agro-processing activities - which enjoy preferential treatment in European markets - but, its value-added seems at best marginal, ques...

The note features the particularly serious problem of poverty monitoring systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, namely through the case of Ghana, where in 1987, the first Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was conducted. It notes though, that over the years data collection in Ghana improved substantia...

This guide discusses the complexity of evaluating agricultural interventions, and the related methodological and practical challenges. It also presents case studies for the different impact evaluation methods, including a case study that uses spatial data to evaluate agricultural outcomes. Specific issues that need to be considered in designing surveys in an agricu...