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Promoting Sustainable Soybean Producton in Ghana - GCP/GHA/039/JPN

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Soybean is becoming a key crop for smallholder households in Ghana, providing income and a valuable protein source for both humans and animals. Its growing demand has the potential to reduce poverty, improve nutrition, and boost foreign exchange earnings. Soybeans also enhance soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, making them environmentally sustainable. Ghana has the potential to produce 700 000 metric tonnes annually, but only 26 percent of this is realized. Despite 250 000 ha of suitable land, only 102 000 ha are cultivated, and yields are low (1.2–1.5 tonnes/ha, compared to a potential 3–3.5 tonnes/ha). This results in a supply-demand gap, leading to increased imports. Key challenges include limited access to productivity technologies, declining soil fertility, and climate change. The project "Support to Soybean Development Programme in Ghana" employed green production technologies including the use of improved certified seeds and inoculants (biofertilizers), and green storage and processing to harness the potential of soybean to increase small actors’ resilience and improved livelihoods. The project was organized around four Outputs: Output 1: Improved land development for soybean production; Output 2: Improved production technologies promoted; Output 3: Increased capacity and access to post-harvest technologies; and Output 4: Improved processing and utilization of soybean among farm families.

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