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Leslie Pobee GIS Specialist ADVANCE Program

The Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) in Enhancing Agriculture productivity: Experiences from Ghana ADVANCE Program. Leslie Pobee GIS Specialist ADVANCE Program. Background. The subsistence nature of agriculture in Rural Ghana

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Leslie Pobee GIS Specialist ADVANCE Program

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  1. The Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) in Enhancing Agriculture productivity: Experiences from Ghana ADVANCE Program Leslie Pobee GIS Specialist ADVANCE Program

  2. Background • The subsistence nature of agriculture in Rural Ghana • Gathering timely, accurate and relevant data on agricultural productivity remains a challenge • Information on the spatial distribution of farms and other agribusiness service providers in the three Northern Regions of Ghana remains inadequate. • Geographical Information System (GIS) application to agriculture production is helping bridge this information gap • Efficiently and profitably balancing the quantum of farm inputs and outputs

  3. Background-Project Area

  4. Background- Cont... • The Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) Program is a USAID funded program implemented by a consortium of local and international partners led by ACDI/VOCA • Our goal • To facilitate a transformation of Ghana’s agricultural sector in selected agricultural staples (maize, rice and soybean) to achieve a greater degree of food security among the rural population in Northern Ghana while increasing competitiveness in the domestic markets • Value Chain Approach

  5. Methods • Between July and September, 2011 ADVANCE mapped 5,477 • Between September and November, 2012, sampled and mapped 1,044, drawn from 15,224 maize, soybean and rice farmers on the program • Global Positioning System(GPS) coordinates were taken for agribusiness service providers • ArcView 10 was used to convert all GPS coordinates to GIS coverage.

  6. Results-2011 mapping exercise

  7. Results-2012 mapping exercise

  8. Results-Crop Demonstration

  9. Results-Financial Institutions

  10. Results-Crop Insurance

  11. The Future of ADVANCE GIS Data • What to do with the data when the project ends? • Developed an Online platform to make data available to the public • Brought other stakeholders (public/private organizations) to a series of roundtable meeting • Share the idea • Rope them in, to share data for the platform

  12. The Future of ADVANCE GIS DataCont.… • Sought for a strategic partner to develop, handle and manage the web platform (CERSGIS) http://www.gis4ghaagric.net

  13. Conclusion • The adoption of Geospatial technologies on the ADVANCE project has: • Enhanced the traceability of our Value Chain Actors • This traceability has made farmers more visible and attractive to potential buyers thereby enhancing their linkages to downstream markets. • Created linkages with markets, Input dealers (seed growers, agro-chemical dealers), mechanized service provides, Financial Institutions, good agronomic practices (GAPs), improved technologies.

  14. Thank You

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