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Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension: Recent submissions

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Sustainability of oasis foundation international child labour monitoring system project in Twifo Hemang lower Denkyira district of central region, Ghana

Afram, Zenas (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)

Project sustainability on eliminating child labour in cocoa growing areas in Ghana has received less attention. Issues confronting sustainability have rendered most projects not meeting project goals and needs of future ...
Professional and technical competencies needed by Agricultural Extention Agents in the Western and Ashanti Region of Ghana

Appiah, Patrick (University of Cape Coast, 2003-01)
Impact of plan Ghana’s microfinance scheme on the socio-economic livelihoods of small-scale female entrepreneurs in the lower Manya Krobo municipality in the eastern region of Ghana

Duodu, Richard Ansah (university of cape coast, 2013-05)

The main purpose of the study was to assess the impact of Plan Ghana’s Microfinance Scheme on the livelihoods of female beneficiaries in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study specifically ...
Farmers’ perceived effect of urban vegetable production on their livelihoods in the Kumasi metropolis of Ashanti region of Ghana

Darkey, Solomon Kodjo (university of cape coast, 2011-11)

The study examined farmers’ perceived effect of urban vegetable production on their livelihoods in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ashanti Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. Based on a simple random ...
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 ...
Stakeholder perception on factors influencing NGO collaboration with government in health education in the Tema Metropolis

Sey, Eric Ebo (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

The providers of health education (HE) have generally included non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government organisations (GOs). To avoid the duplication of effort and ensure efficiency, it has become necessary for ...
The effects of pre-harvest foliar spray and post-harvest dip of ethephon on the physiology and quality of orange fleshed sweet potato apomuden during storage

Sitienei, Weldon Kipkoech (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)

The postharvest storage of sweet potato roots in the tropics is a major challenge in the crop’s value chain as it deteriorates readily in the hot climate. Although prolonged storage in the cold chain has been shown to be ...
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 ...
Validation of the fao aquacrop model for irrigated hot pepper (capsicum frustescensvarlegon 18) in the coastal savannah ecological zone of Ghana

Zayzay Jr., John B. (University of Cape Coast, 2015-07)

Validation of FAO AquaCrop model for irrigated hot pepper in the coastal savannah of Ghana was carried out using two field experiments between August, 2014 and January, 2015 at the School of Agriculture Research and ...
Small scale farmers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the fertilizer subsidy programme in the Sene West and Sene East districts of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana

Nyaabah, Akansuge Alexis (University of Cape Coast, 2016-05)

While remaining the most important sector of Ghana’s economy, agriculture in Ghana faces the challenge of making substantial progress in maintaining food security because average yields remain stagnant. This is attributable ...
Technical efficiency in rice production on the Weta irrigation scheme in the Ketu North district of the Volta region, Ghana

Kavi, Francis Kastro (University of Cape Coast, 2015-07)

This study investigated technical efficiency in rice production on the Weta Irrigation Scheme in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region of Ghana during the 2014/2015 cropping season. A two-stage sampling procedure ...
Technical efficiency in maize production in Ejura Sekyedumase district

Bempomaa, Beatrice (University of Cape Coast, 2014-07)

Inefficiencies in maize production do not only have adverse effect on the output of maize but it also poses a serious threat to income generation, food security and the general welfare of the people. Therefore, the aim of ...
Effects of Action Aid, Ghana land reclamation programme on food production in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Adjei, Robert Sowatei (University of Cape Coast, 2010-06)

The Ga West Municipality was formally serving as a food basket of Accra but now, has become a net importer of all kinds of food. This issue has surfaced due to the high rate of sand winning and estate development activities. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Farmers’ perceived sustainability of cotton production under the Gezira scheme in Sudan

Abdalla, Omer Ali Mohammed (University of Cape Coast, 2015-08)

Cotton production plays an important role in farmers livelihood in the Gezira State in the Sudan. Cotton is the main cash crop produced in the scheme. However, sustainability of cotton production in the Gezira Scheme has ...
Information and communication technologies training needs of agricultural extension agents in Bayelsa and rivers states, Nigeria

Wigwe, Chimkanma Chimenem (University of Cape Coast, 2015-08)

Despite the fact that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been proposed as a means to improve extension delivery in Nigeria, very little has been done to identify the ICT training need of agricultural ...
Farmers’ perceived impact of the agricultural sector rehabilitation project on their livelihoods in careysburg and Todee districts, Liberia

Sumo, Woloba Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2015-08)

The Agricultural Sector Rehabilitation Project (ASRP) is one of key rural development projects whose impact is yet to be understood. The purpose of the study was to determine farmers’ perceived impact of the ASRP on their ...
The use of mobile phones in agricultural extension delivery in the eastern region, Ghana Agricultural Economics and Extension

Nyaplue, Caroline (University of Cape Coast, 2015-08)

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has adopted mobile phone for extension delivery. However, much was unknown the competencies and frequency of mobile phone use by farmers and extension agents. The study used descriptive ...
Impact of agricultural development Bank credit facility on small scale agro-processors and out grower farmers: a case study in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira and Abura Asebu Kwamankese districts in the central region of Ghana

Mantey, Joseph Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2011-03)

The role of micro- finance in the livelihood improvement cannot be over emphasized. Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) credit to agro-processing farmers in the Central Region has increased and aims at increasing economic ...

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