@article{Armah:8575,
      recid = {8575},
      author = {Armah, Paul W. and Asante, Felix A.},
      title = {Traditional Maize Storage Systems and Staple-Food Security  in Ghana},
      journal = {Journal of Food Distribution Research},
      address = {2006-03},
      number = {856-2016-57510},
      pages = {6},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {Ghana is self-sufficient in the production of maize, the  major staple food for many low-income Ghanaians, yet staple  maize-availability projections in Ghana do not include  insecurity problems in the post-harvest season caused by  poor storage, distribution difficulties, and high prices.  This study uses the concept of food "security-storage"  relationships or an "availability-gap" to refer to the  ability of poor Ghanaians to access stored maize in the  post-harvest season. This estimated "availability-gap"  measures available maize needed to raise food consumption  of the poorest Ghanaians to the minimum nutritional  requirement during the post-harvest season. However, maize  price is usually highest in the post-harvest season when  maize is not easily available. As a result, Ghanaians with  increased poverty levels have insufficient purchasing power  to access a minimally healthy maize diet in the  post-harvest season. Therefore, ensuring easy availability  of maize to the poor can scarcely be accomplished without  sufficient maize stored in the post-harvest season to  stabilize prices.
This study evaluates how traditional  maize storage efficiencies contribute to food security in  Ghana by examining the economics of maize-storing systems.  There is no standard method for appraising the efficiencies  of the traditional maize-storage systems. As a result, this  collaborative study between ASU and ISSER uses both direct  and indirect analyses to allow cross-checking with each  other. The systematic data-collection phase involves  interviewing and observing traditional maize farmers and  traders as they handle maize in Ghana. Images of  traditional maize storage and distribution systems and  policy recommendations are presented using visual media and  digital technologies.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/8575},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.8575},
}