Our work in

Ghana

Our work in

Ghana

Ghana has a very dynamic public sphere, facilitated by a well-developed network of internet providers and more than 500 radio stations. We have worked with more radio stations in Ghana than any other country, operating in multiple languages across all of the country’s ten regions. In addition to our main office in Accra on the southern coast, we have a secondary office in Tamale, in the north, where there is more poverty, fewer public services, and greater wet and dry climate extremes. Across the country, we have led projects on a range of topics, including climate change, innovative e-extension methods and reducing micronutrient deficiencies using nutrient-rich crops. We have also conducted research here on the economic viability of agricultural radio programs, leading to the piloting of our “Green Leaf” sustainable radio program approach. Our close relationship with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has been critical to the success of many of these projects.

Our reach

Ghana

12 million potential listeners

By combining radio coverage maps with population density information, we estimate that our partner stations in Ghana have a combined potential audience of more than 12 million people — an audience that includes significant populations in Togo, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso.

Stories

Partners

Feature projects

Feature publications

GeoPoll-Technical-Report-in-Volta-Maize-production-in-Brong-Ahafo-regions-of-Ghana
2016 | Project Report

GeoPoll Technical Report: Rice & Maize production in the Brong Ahafo and Volta regions of Ghana

Building-Capacity-of-Radio-Stations-in-the-Brong-Ahafo-and-Northern-Region-on-Climate-Change-Adaptation-to-Radio-Program
2016 | Project Report

Building Capacity of Radio Stations in the Brong Ahafo and Northern Region on Climate Change Adaptation to Radio Program

Outcome-Evaluation-Report-Mobilizing-Radio-and-ICTs-to-Fight-Vitamin-A-Deficiency-by-Scaling-up-the-Production-and-Consumption-of-Orange-Fleshed-Sweetpotato
2016 | Project Report

Outcome Evaluation Report: Mobilizing Radio and ICTs to Fight Vitamin A Deficiency by Scaling-up the Production and Consumption of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato

Country snapshot

133rd on the Human Development Index

32,833,031 total population

42% rural population

39% employment in agriculture

74% rural access to electricity

76% women’s literacy rate

Source: UNDP, World Bank

Staple crops

Cassava, yam, plantain, cocoyam, maize, sorghum, millet, rice

Our work in Ghana

160 Broadcasting partners

1995 First broadcasting partner joined

2010 Country office opened

2009 First radio project

Contact

Digital Address: GE-238-1442

c/o WUSC-Ghana
PO Box AH 1265, Achimota-Accra, Ghana

Tel/Fax: +233 208.186.887

ghana@farmradio.org

Project broadcast languages

Twi, Ewe, Ga, Kasina Nankani, Dagare, Gurune, Gonja, Krobo, Brong, Fante, Dagbani, Sissala, Kusaal

Digital solutions at work

Beep4Tips

Beep4Tips

Beep2Vox

Beep2Vox

Beep4Weather

Beep4Weather

Beep4Inputs

Beep4Inputs

Uliza Log

Uliza Log

Uliza Live

Uliza Live

Uliza Answers

Uliza Answers

On the air

Radio Marketplace

Radio Marketplace

PRC

Participatory Radio Campaign

echo campaign

Echo Campaign

PRS

Participatory Radio Series

Listening Post

Listening Post

Quality Farmer Program

Quality Farmer Program

Climate advisory

Climate and Weather Advisory Services