Appendix VII. Agricultural Production Data

Estimates Of Area Cropped For Major Crops in Ghana by Region  1996 (Hectares)

REGION

Maize

Rice

Millet

Sorghum Cassava Cocoyam

Yam

Plantain

Western

50,528

11,770

58,504

29,117

9,511

38,774

Central

76,198

605

57,504

15,278

3,550

8,187

Eastern

136,500

9,000

163,200

70,000

28,000

95,000

Greater Accra

21,751

750

25,840

Volta

50,900

8,605

4,800

56,370

7,690

20,500

4,950

Ashanti

101,098

3,850

117,462

53,500

16,251

54,700

Brong Ahafo

76,475

5,550

92,300

38,130

48,085

27,140

Northern

104,500

24,000

64,700

107,000

19,488

36,109

Upper West

40,500

3,220

65,000

88,000

16,000

Upper East

6,500

37,900

59,900

114,500

Totals

664,950

105,250

189,600

314,300

590,668

213,715

178,006

228,751

 Source: PPMED (Agric. Statistics & Census Div.) Ministry of Food & Agriculture

Production Estimates for Major Crops by Region in Ghana  1996 (MetricTons)

REGION

Maize

Rice

Millet

Sorghum Cassava Cocoyam

Yam

Plantain

Western

69,600

14,990

540,340

170,713

59,380

279,780

Central

90,900

740

632,891

75,277

20,419

49,906

Eastern

262,000

14,400

       1,958,400

476,000

520,800

855,000

Greater Accra

28,300

6,520

206,672

Volta

73,150

34,300

4,800

984,700

42,530

246,800

29,800

Ashanti

166,040

5,460

       1,191,481

534,522

194,500

435,021

Brong Ahafo

145,430

4,900

       1,468,465

252,776

671,568

173,888

Northern

123,440

49,380

59,386

114,020

128,233

387,284

Upper West

42,950

2,830

71,480

110,413

174,038

Upper East

5,800

82,200

62,438

124,186

TOTAL

1,007,610

215,720

193,304

353,419 7,111,182 1,551,818 2,274,789 1,823,395

Average Yield Estimates for Major Crops by Region in Ghana  1996 (Metric Tons per Hectare)

REGION

Maize

Rice

Millet

Sorghum Cassava Cocoyam

Yam

Plantain

Western

1.38

1.27

9.24

5.86

6.24

7.22

Central

1.19

1.22

11.01

4.93

5.75

6.10

Eastern

1.92

1.60

12.00

6.80

18.60

9.00

Gt. Accra

1.30

8.69

8.00

Volta

1.44

3.99

1.00

17.47

5.53

12.04

6.02

Ashanti

1.64

1.42

10.14

9.99

11.97

7.95

Brong Ahafo

1.90

0.88

15.91

6.63

13.97

6.41

Northern

1.18

2.06

0.92

1.07

6.58

10.73

Upper West

1.06

0.88

1.10

1.25

10.88

Upper East

0.89

2.17

1.04

1.08

Average

1.52

2.05

1.02

1.12

12.04

7.26

12.78

7.97

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