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Enhancing E-Agriculture Structures and Mechanisms for Extension, Surveillance and Early Warnings - TCP/GHA/3801

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 9

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Over the years, Ghana has implemented many broad agricultural and subsector-specific policies and programmes, including the Food and Agricultural Sector Development Policy (FASDEP I and II) and Investing for Food and Jobs (IFJ), purposely to promote and enhance a sustainable agricultural sector. The process of achieving this objective can be facilitated by developing a digital agricultural policy. While still at the embryonic stage, innovative initiatives in using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to promote agriculture to make it attractive are underway across the country. Currently, the government is deploying, with support from the private sector, ICT solutions including devices, networks, mobiles and software applications for implementation of its programmes.

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