Public-Private partnerships: A strategic action for inclusive agricultural development

It would be very convenient if after a hard day’s work one could walk to a small shop in a community to buy freshly steamed ‘nkontomire’ packaged nicely at an affordable price. Or better still, a home-delivered nicely canned okro stew and all one has to do is heat it up for eating. 

Many agricultural commodities can be produced in abundance, processed, transported and effectively distributed within the communities to ensure easy access by consumers. 

However, the question to ask is, ‘Has Ghana’s agricultural sector developed enough to be transformed from a subsistense one into an agro-industrial production, and if not, what strategic action do we need?’ 

Public-private partnership arrangements are increasingly becoming a strategy for agricultural development in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Ghana, such arrangements can provide an opportunity for pro-poor agricultural development.

Partnership is defined as ‘a joint effort usually between publi