2026 Reports

AgMIP Policy Brief: Advancing Climate Resilient Agriculture In Ghana

MacCarthy, D.; Valdivia, Roberto O.; Madajewicz, Malgosia; Kozlowski, Natalie; Homann-Kee Tui, S.; Ankrah, D.; Tall, L.; Amoah, A. B.; Amoako, K. K.; Williams, P.; Thurlow, J.; Karl, Kevin; Haris, Sara Abdul; Kimball, J.; Mencos Contreras, Erik A.; Rosenzweig, Cynthia E.

The study titled “AgMIP Demand-Scoping Study in Sub-Saharan Africa,” conducted by the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) and led by the University of Ghana, engaged representatives from government, including the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the National Development Planning Commission, research institutions, academia, farmer-based organizations, and development partners through interviews and a workshop held in Accra, Ghana, in May 2025. The interviews asked policy and decision makers what science-based information they need. The workshops prioritized the science needs communicated in interviews and discussed how to improve collaborations between researchers and stakeholders to co-produce the science.

This policy brief summarizes insights from the interviews and the workshop. It illustrates how AgMIP's Integrated National to Regional Assessments (INaRA) framework can be advanced by integrating the Rural Investment and Policy Analysis (RIAPA), a national economic model developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This enhanced framework can provide the evidence base that policy and decision makers are asking for to help advance policy and investment responses to the urgent climate crisis and growing food insecurity challenges.