The study was conducted in Northern Ghana comprising of the Northern, Upper East and Upper West
regions. The objective of the study was to analyse maize-based rain-fed vegetable production systems
with a view to explore their potential to contribute to food and income security for rural households. A
combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were employed during the study.
Questionnaires were employed to collect quantitative data, through semi-structured interviews on
socio-cultural and economic dimensions of vegetable production including household characteristics,
consumer perspectives and the economics of production and consumption of vegetables. The targeted
respondents were households and consumers. Rain-fed cereal-based vegetable production is a key
component of the traditional farming system in Northern Ghana and served as the main source of
vegetables for rural households. The results showed that all households in the study area integrated
vegetables with maize mainly for home consumption. Only a few households cultivated vegetables with
the sole purpose of income.