Cost-pricing of Fertilizer and its Challenges in a Subsidized Market: The Case of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAsante, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorAwo, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorAgyei-Sasu, F.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T09:13:33Z
dc.date.available2020-03-02T09:13:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.descriptionGhana Social Science Journal, 12 (1), 22–47en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to examine the distribution of subsidized fertilizer in Ghana. In this regard, fertilizer cost, market price build-up and profit margins of five major fertilizer market centers in Ghana were analysed. The current challenges in the fertilizer industry identified by this study were also analysed. The objectives set out in this work were attained through desk reviews and in-depth interview with major actors in the fertilizer value chain in Ghana. The study found that in the supply chain of fertilizer handling, storage and transportation activities, costs increase from importers down to farmers. Also, the farther away a market center is from the Tema port, the more transportation adds on to the price buildup. In order to deal with bottlenecks regarding the fertilizer supply chain, this paper recommends tackling issues related to transportation lapses, as well as to timeliness of arrival and offloading of imported fertilizeren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAlliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), The Center for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA)en_US
dc.identifier.issn0855-4730
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35060
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGhana Social Science Journalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries12;1
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Policyen_US
dc.subjectFertilizeren_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectInput subsidiesen_US
dc.titleCost-pricing of Fertilizer and its Challenges in a Subsidized Market: The Case of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US

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