High Quality Data Vital for Developing Countries (Ghana Business News)

Ghana Business News covered an IFPRI workshop, titled “Enhancing the use of Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Data for Analysis and Policy Influencing Stakeholders”, held in Accra. In the article, Research Fellow, Kwaw Andam, explained the importance of timely, high-quality data on agricultural research and development, especially for lower middle-income countries such as Ghana. Dr. Andam said effectiveness of policies adopted by the country’s decision-makers depends heavily on reliable data.