A profile of green input initiatives in the agricultural sector in Ghana

The report analyzes the political economy, institutional dynamics, stakeholder interests, and belief systems surrounding the transition to green agricultural input initiatives in Ghana. While the Ghanaian government has integrated sustainable alternatives into national frameworks like Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ 2.0) and public-private projects like the GrEEn initiative, the effective scalability of these green inputs remains constrained by governance bottlenecks. Key challenges include institutional capacity gaps, procurement delays, corruption, and resistance from entrenched stakeholders who benefit from traditional synthetic fertilizer subsidies. To ensure a successful transition, the document emphasizes the need for structural reforms that enhance transparency, guarantee timely distribution, strengthen quality assurance, and better integrate indigenous knowledge systems into agricultural policy.