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Cocoa Technology and Productivity: Evidence of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ashanti region of Ghana - Couverture souple

Wiredu, Alexander Nimo

 
9783847306740: Cocoa Technology and Productivity: Evidence of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ashanti region of Ghana
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 384730674X ISBN 13 : 9783847306740
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Inaddequate information about the impact of interventions on farm level performance and welbieng among cocoa farmers motivated this study. The study specifically, investigates the effect of improved cocoa technologies on the productivity of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ashanti region of Ghana. It subsequently explains how the technologies affect farm level productivity. It revealed a low rate of adoption of improved cocoa technologies. It also show that apart from farm level factors, productivity is affected by adoption of improved technologies as well as idiosycratic factors. With this is recommends that future interventions should continue the promotion of new improved technologies. Farmers should also be trained on the proper handling and management of the technologies to obtain optimum benefits.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Inaddequate information about the impact of interventions on farm level performance and welbieng among cocoa farmers motivated this study. The study specifically, investigates the effect of improved cocoa technologies on the productivity of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ashanti region of Ghana. It subsequently explains how the technologies affect farm level productivity. It revealed a low rate of adoption of improved cocoa technologies. It also show that apart from farm level factors, productivity is affected by adoption of improved technologies as well as idiosycratic factors. With this is recommends that future interventions should continue the promotion of new improved technologies. Farmers should also be trained on the proper handling and management of the technologies to obtain optimum benefits.

Biographie de l'auteur

My specialization is Agricultural Economics with keen interest in impact assessment (tools and methodologies). I am the head of the Economics Program of Savanna Agricutural Research Institute of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Ghana.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
384730674X
ISBN 13 
9783847306740
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
56
Coordonnées du fabricant
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