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ANNEXES


Annex 1: Food Supply and Distribution to Accra and its Metropolis - AMA-FAO - Workshop Agenda
Annex 2: Bibliography
Annex 3: Workshop participants

Annex 1: Food Supply and Distribution to Accra and its Metropolis - AMA-FAO - Workshop Agenda

April, 13 - 1998

Registration of Participants

Opening ceremony:

Introduction of Chairperson Keynote address by Dr K. Adjei, Minister of Food and Agriculture
Address by Mr B.F. Dada, FAO Regional Representative for Africa

Papers:

Role, policy and constraints of the Central and Local Authorities
(Dr D. Sackey, Director of Food and Agriculture, AMA)
Role, needs, constraints and suggestions of the Traders
(Mr H. Agesheka, Secretary General, GAPTO)
Role, needs, constraints and suggestions of the Hauliers
(Mr C. Ankomah, General Secretary, GPRTU)
Food Supply and Distribution Systems to Accra and its Metropolis
(Prof. V.K. Nyanteng, ISSER)

Organization of work groups:

1 Improving the efficiency and dynamism of marketing channels, storage and processing

2 Adapting urban market infrastructure and facilities to meet the food needs of the year 2020
3 Improving market planning, management, rules and regulations
4 Improving market information and promoting grading and standardisation
5 Role, constraints and performance of women food traders and youth employment in food marketing


April, 14 - 1998

Discussion in work groups

April, 15 - 1998

Presentation of the synthesis prepared by each work group
Plenary discussion of the workshop preliminary conclusions and recommendations
Elaboration of final conclusions and recommendations
Adoption of workshop conclusions and recommendations

Closing ceremony:

Address by Olivio Argenti, Marketing Expert, FAO
Keynote address by Dr. Nat Nuno Amarteyfio, Mayor of Accra

Annex 2: Bibliography

Aragrande, M. (1997) Methodological Approaches to the Analysis of Food Supply and Distribution Systems. Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Arditi, C. (1975) Analyse bibliographique: les circuits de commercialisation des produits du secteur primaire en Afrique de l'Ouest. MINCOOP, Paris, 1975, revised 1981 and 1983 in Wilhelm 1997 (op. cit).

Arditi, C. (1993) “Commerce, Islam et Etat au Tchad”, in E. Grégoire and P. Labazé. Grands commerçants d'Afrique de l'Ouest, logiques et pratiques d'un groupe d'hommes d'affaires contemporains. KARTHALA-ORSTOM, Paris in Wilhelm 1997 (op. cit).

Argenti, O. (1997) “L'approvisionnement et la distribution alimentaires des villes” in FAO, 1997:c.

Briggs, J. (1991) The peri-Urban Zone of Dares-Salaam, Tanzania: Recent Trends and Changes in Agricultural Land Use in Transactions of the Institute of British geographers, Vol 16 p.319-333.

Couty, P. and Barris, P. (1977) Prix, marchés et circuits commerciaux africains, No. 17. AMIRA/MINCOOP, Paris in Wilhem, 1997 (op. cit.).

Ellis F. and Sumberg, J. (1998) “Food production, Urban Areas and Policy Responses” in World Development Report 26(2).

FAO, (1997:a) Standard Project Proposal on Enhancing Urban Food Security through Improved Food Supply and Distribution Systems, FAO, Rome.

FAO, (1997:b) Food Supply and distribution to Cities: An FAO Programme in Support of the Programme of Action of the World Food Summit, FAO-AGSM, Rome.

FAO (1997:c) “L'approvisionnement et la distribution alimentaires des villes”, Actes du séminaire sous-régional Approvisionnement et distribution alimentaires des villes de l'Afrique francophone, held by the FAO and the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research in Dakar, Senegal, in April 1997.

Ferro, P. (1996) cited in Aragrande, 1997 (op. cit.)

Goossens, F. (1994) Performance of cassava marketing in Zaire. Louvain.

Grigg, D. (1995) An Introduction to Agricultural Geography 2nd Edn. Routledge, London.

Harris, J., Hunter, J., and Lewis C.M. (1995) The New Institutional Economics and Third World Development Routledge, London.

Lançon, F. (1994) “Commercialisation des produits vivriers et efficience du marché: le cas du Togo”, in Benz, et al. Méthode d'analyse des rapports sociaux dans les échanges vivriers en Afrique et en Asie du Sud. CIRAD-CA no. 5/94, Montpellier. Cited in Aragrande (op. Cit.).

de Lardemelle, L. (1996) The Role of Local authorities in the Food Supply and Distribution Systems in Ghana, Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Leplaideur, A. (1992) “Conflicts and alliances between the international marketing system and the traditional marketing system in Africa and Madagascar: the results of experience with rice and with vegetables in six countries”, in Traditional marketing systems, Proceedings of an International Workshop, Feldafing 6-8 July 1992. Deutsche Stiftung fur internationale Entwicklung (DSE), Feldafing.

Lee-Smith, D. and Lamba, D. (1991) “The Potential of Urban Farming in Africa” in Ecodecision Dec. p. 37-40.

Lee-Smith, D., Lamba, D. and Memon, P. A. (1994) “Urban Agriculture in Kenya” in Cities feeding People by A. G. Egziabher et all (eds) p. 67-84 IDRC, Ottawa.

Lutz, C. (1992) “Spatial arbitrage between rural and urban maize markets in Benin”, in Traditional marketing systems, Proceedings of an International Workshop, Feldafing 6-8 July 1992. Deutsche Stiffing fur internationale Entwicklung (DSE), Feldafing.

Lutz, C. (1994) The Functioning of the Maize Market in Benin: Spatial and Temporal Arbitrage on the Market of a Staple Food Crop. Amsterdam.

Montaigne, E. (1996) Théorie evolutionniste, dynamique technologique et système d'approvisionnement alimentaire, Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Moustier, P. and Naire, D. L. (1990) Performance du système de Commercialisation des Légumes à Brazzaville: un essai d'évaluation socio-economique. CIRAD, Montpellier.

North, D.C. (1990) Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance. Cambridge Uni Press, Cambridge.

Nyanteng, V. K. (1998) Food Markets and Marketing in the Accra Metropolis, Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Nyanteng, V. K (ed.) (1997) Policies and Options for Ghanaian Economic Development, ISSER, Legon, Accra.

Nyanteng, V. K and Dapaah, S. K. (1997) “Agricultural Development Policies and Options” in Policies and Options for Ghanaian Economic Development by Nyanteng V.K. (Ed), ISSER, Legon, Accra.

O'Kelly, M. and Bryan, Bryan D. (1996) “Agricultural Location Theory: von Thunen's Contribution to Economic Geography” in Progress in Human Geography 20(4) P. 457-475.

Prezioso, M. (1996) Centralità urbana e mercati centrali dell'approvvigionamento e della distribuzione alimentare. Compartmentazione geografica ed economica alla scala metropolitana nelle città dell'Africa francofona. Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Sackey, D. (1998) A Report on the National Seminar on Food Supply and Distribution Systems, held in the 15-17 April 1998 in Accra, AMA, Accra.

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Tollens, E. (1992) “Cassava Marketing in Zaire. An Analysis of its Structure, Conduct and Performance”, in Traditional Marketing Systems, Proceedings of an International Workshop, Feldafing 6-8 July 1992. Deutsche Stiftung fur internationale Entwicklung (DSE), Feldafing.

Tollens, E. (1995) Cadre conceptuel concernant l'analyse de la performance économique des marchés. Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Tollens, E. (1997) Wholesale Markets in African Cities: Diagnoses, Role, Advantages, and Elements for further Study and Development. Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

Wilhem, L. (1997) Food Supply and Distribution Networks and the Functioning of Markets in Africa. Food into Cities Collection, FAO, Rome.

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Annex 3: Workshop participants

NAME

OCCUPATION/INSTITUTION

ADDRESS

TEL N°

Georges Addo

Deputy Director
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

Daniel Sackey

Metropolitan Director, Food and Agriculture Department
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. M161
Accra

764776

Nii Teiko Tagoe

Ag. Head Metropolitan Planning Coordinating
Unit Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

Efua Anyanful

Development Planning Officer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

C. K. Eleblu

Metropolitan Treasurer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

S. Kojo Armah Aryee

Deputy Metropolitan Treasurer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

Emmanuel Dorsu Senior

Town Planning Officer
Town and Country Planning Dpt.

P.O.B. 2892
Accra

665421

J. F. T. Awaitey

Metropolitan Budget Officer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

Selina Fenteng

Acting Metro-Solicitor
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

666530

Elliott Adom

Public Relations Officer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

Clemence Fiti

Assistant Public Relations Officer
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 385
Accra

663947

William Lomo-Tettey

Metro Public Health Dept.
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 133
Accra

228966

Abakah Francis
Shama Ahanta

Development Planning
East Metropolitan Assembly

P.O.B. 74
Sekondi

031-46675

E. Adu Boateng

Municipal Chief Executive
New Juaben Municipal Assembly

P.O.B. 199
Koforidua

081-23187

Kabir Adullahi

Chief Executive
Kano Municipal Metropolitan Assembly

P.M.B. 30124
Kano, Nigeria

064-633500
090-800279

Comfort Okoe

Development Officer
Ministry of Food and Agriculture

P.O.B. M37
Accra


Victor Zakaria

Production Officer, PPMED
Ministry of Food and Agriculture

P.O.B. M37
Accra

780575

Rosetta Tetebo

Ag. Director, Women in Agricultural Development, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

P.O.B. M37
Accra

668921

Kojo Atta-Krah

Director
Agricultural Sector Investment Project

P.O.B. M37
Accra

668.979

Haruna Maamah

Chief Economist
Ministry of Finance

Accra

663530

C. Amtwiwaa Nti

Lecturer (Home Science Dept.)
Faculty of Agriculture, Legon

P.O.B. 91
Legon

502421

Laetitia Hevi-Yiboe

Faculty of Agriculture

P.O.B. 91
Legon

502421

K. Asenso-Okyere

Director
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research

P.O.B. 74
Legon

501182

V.K. Nyanteng

Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana

P.O.B. 74
Legon

501182

Dan Maxwell

International Food Policy Research Institute, Noguchi Memorial Institute University of Ghana

P.O.B. 25
Legon

501178

J. Odame Darkwah

Head, Department Food and Agriculture
Ghana Standards Board

P.O.B. M 245
Accra

500231

John Dei-Tutu

Principal Research Officer
Food Research Institute

P.O.B. 9501
Accra

500111

Abdel-Majeed Haroun

Core Fellow
Centre for Policy Analysis

P.O. Box 19010
Accra

779364

Odjeyem Joseph K.

National Secretary (Somanya)
c/o Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen

P.O.B. M37
Accra


R. Mahmoud

Director, Alpha Savannah
Farms Ltd.

P.O.B. 229
Teshie

781137
028215514

Mercy Needjan

Secretary
Market Women Association

P.O.B. 31
Makola

240694

Charlotte Akrashie

Public Relations Officer
31st December Market Association

P.O.B. 2414
Accra


Margaret Ankamah

Secretary Market Women Association

P.O.B. C 92
Cantonments

302144

J. Zongwope Addo

Secretary
Kaneshie Market

P.O.B. 304
Kaneshie, Accra


Regina A. Hiadze

Secretary's Representative
Mallam Ata Market Women Association

Accra


Rabaiatu Amarfio

Secretary
Market Women Association

P.O.B. 847
Accra


Elizabeth Lamptey

Secretary
Market Women Association

c/o CIBA
P.O.B 84
Accra


Dorcas Sackar-Ashong

Trader
Nii Boiman Market

Accra


Margaret Agbeko

Trader
Nii Boiman Market

Accra


Charles Ankomah

General Secretary
Ghana Private Road Transport Union of Trade Union Congress

P.O.B. 701
Accra

667656

Ashon Cudjiw

Senior Editor
Ghana News Agency

P.O.B. 2118
Accra


J. V.N.L. Mingle

Assistant Editor
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

P.O.B. 1633
Accra

223012

Theresa A. Adae

Executive Director
Africa Link

P.O.B. 5132
Accra

203.925.1632

Tei Quartey

Economist

P.O.B. M40
Accra

669234

Eckebil Jean Paul

FAO Representative to Ghana

P.O.B. 1628
Accra

244051
666851

Olivio Argenti

Coordinator
Food Supply and Distribution to Cities Programme
FAO

Rome, Italy
E-mail: [email protected]


L. de Lardemelle

Regional Marketing and Credit Officer
UN/FAO Regional Office for Africa

P.O.B. 1628
Accra

244051
666851

N'Diaye Cheikh

Senior Food and Nutrition Officer
UN/FAO Regional Office for Africa

P.O.B. 1628
Accra


P. Fouda Onambélé

Regional Information Officer
UN/FAO Regional Office for Africa

P.O.B. 1628
Accra


Anna Bouma

Associated Programme Officer, Women in Development
UN/FAO Regional Office for Africa

P.O.B. 1628
Accra


J. M.M. Jansen

Associate Professional Officer, Food Technologies and Agro-Industries
UN/FAO Regional Office for Africa

P.O.B. 1628
Accra



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