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Analysis of output price risk of cassava in the Volta region of Ghana

Anakpo, Godfred (University of Cape Coast, 2014-05)

Output price risk has been a perennial challenge to cassava farmers due to their inability to foresee and quantify the level of risk associated with the price of their produce. It was against this background that the study ...
Analysis of output price risk of cassava in the Volta region of Ghana

Anakpo, Godfred (University of Cape Coast, 2014-05)

Output price risk has been a perennial challenge to cassava farmers due to their inability to foresee and quantify the level of risk associated with the price of their produce. It was against this background that the ...
Assessing community participation in improving basic education delivery in the Gomoa East District, Central Region Ghana

Ahiabor, Francis (University of Cape Coast, 2017-05)

The main aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which communities in the Gomoa East District participate in improving basic education delivery. Specifically, the study looked at the activities that communities ...
Assessing readiness of indigenous vegetable women farmers in Kakamega county to satisfy quality standards of high value markets in Kenya

Indeche, Annah (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers have limited information in the areas for training and readiness to access and produce vegetables to satisfy the growing demands by retailers in Kenya. The study assessed the ...
Assessing readiness of indigenous vegetable women farmers in Kakamega county to satisfy quality standards of high value markets in Kenya

Indeche, Annah (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers have limited information in the areas for training and readiness to access and produce vegetables to satisfy the growing demands by retailers in Kenya. The study assessed the ...
Assessment of Competencies of Agricultural Extension Agents and Smallholder Farmers for Adoption of Commercial Pineapple Production Technologies in the Central Region

Ametepey, Enoch Teye Kwao (University of Cape Coast, 2020-09)

The study investigated the competencies of smallholder farmers and agricultural extension agents for adoption of commercial pineapple production technologies in the Central Region of Ghana. The study used a descriptive ...
Assessment of Gender Perspectives of the Ghana Forest investment Programme in the Western Region

Adomako-Kwabia, Frank (University of Cape Coast, 2021-04)

Gender inequality is perceived to exist in forest management and initiatives such as GFIP. This study assessed men and women's participation in GFIP activities, effects on environment and livelihood, and challenges thereof ...
Assessment of the Influence of Agribusiness Incentives on Youth Employment in Ghana. A Case Study of Atwima Kwanwoma District.

Amakye, Sylvia Konadu (University of Cape Coast, 2023-09)

The future of the agricultural business is in doubt due to the poor engagement of young people in agricultural production. In many emerging nations, the agricultural industry is underperforming. This is due to the fact ...
Calibration and validation of the FAO aquacrop model for tomato (solanum lycopersicon) in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone of Ghana l

Sawmada, Amos Twehway (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

Two field experiments were conducted to compare the growth and yield of tomatoes using experimentation and FAO AquaCrop model at the University of Cape Coast Teaching and Research Farm in the Cape Coast Metropolitan ...
Cassava farmers’ perceived impact of the West Africa agricultural productivity programme on their livelihood systems in Brong-Ahafo region, Ghana

Bampoe, Emmanuel Aniapah (University of Cape Coast, 2015-12)

Low productivity is one of the constraints identified by stakeholders as affecting the production of cassava in Ghana. The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) aimed at supporting farmers to increase ...
Cocoa farmers' perceived impact of the cocoa high technology programme on their livelihoods in the Eastern region of Ghana

Bosompem, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2006-09)

One of the problems accounting for the relatively low level of cocoa production in Ghana is the decline in soil fertility. The Cocoa High Technology Programme (CHTP) was introduced by the Government of Ghana in 2003 with ...
Cocoa Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Extension Service Delivery in the Agona East District of the Central Region of Ghana

Twum, Gabriel Addae (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

Dissemination of farm relevant information to cocoa farmers though crucial is inadequate in the public extension service. The information-transfer gap could be reduced if information dissemination is prioritised in extension ...
Competencies of agricultural extension agents in the use of internet for extension delivery in the Eastern Region, Ghana

Akpotosu, Bethel Worlah (University of Cape Coast, 2015-04)

Internet has been introduced by Ministry of Food and Agriculture to improve extension delivery in Ghana. However the extent to which extension agents have acquired the knowledge and skills to use it was not known in Eastern ...
Competencies of agricultural extension agents in the use of internet for extension delivery in the eastern region, Ghana

Akpotosu, Bethel Worlah (University of Cape Coast, 2015-04)

Internet has been introduced by Ministry of Food and Agriculture to improve extension delivery in Ghana. However the extent to which extension agents have acquired the knowledge and skills to use it was not known in ...
Constraints to production, distribution and consumption of locally processed poultry meat in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Takyi-Mensah, Richard (University of Cape Coast, 2012-05)

The study set out to examine in terms of severity, the constraints to production, distribution and consumption of locally processed poultry meat. A multi-stage sampling technique was used where simple random was used to ...
Consumer perception of groundnut quality, aflatoxin awareness and willingness to pay for safe groundnuts in the Northern region, Ghana

Adama, Charles Ayueboro (University of Cape Coast, 2009-05)

The major purpose of this thesis is to measure the consumer perception of groundnut quality, their level of aflatoxin and willingness to pay for safe groundnuts in the Northern Region of Ghana. The major contribution of ...
Determinants of development effectiveness of the millennium development authority commercial agricultural development project in the Effutu Municipality, Ghana

Asante, Isaac Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

Development effectiveness measures project relevance, effectiveness,efficiency, impact and sustainability. The MiDA project lacked empirical data to indicate the extent to which it has achieved development effectiveness ...
Determinants of development effectiveness of the millennium development authority commercial agricultural development project in the Effutu Municipality, Ghana

Asante, Isaac Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

Development effectiveness measures project relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. The MiDA project lacked empirical data to indicate the extent to which it has achieved development effectiveness ...
Determinants of Mushroom Commercialisation Among Small-scale Mushroom Producers in Selected Municipalities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Mensah, Emmanuel Anobir (Universtity of Cape Coast, 2021-11)

ABSTRACT The Ghana government has been pursuing the commercialisation of mushrooms since 1990, in accordance with the Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP), which aims to promote the commercialisation ...
The dissemination and adoption of cocoa production technologies in Ghana

Mensah, Kyei (University of Cape Coast, 2006-09)

The study examined the dissemination and adoption of cocoa production technologies in Ghana. The aim was to improve cocoa extension and adoption of technologies to ensure higher yield. The study identified twenty-five ...

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