This study set out to find the predictors of food security for vegetable producing households in the Ketu Districts of the Volta Region of Ghana. In the study area, 226 heads of vegetable farming households were purposively ...

This study estimates the potential implications of the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Agreement for Ghana in terms of trade, welfare and revenue effects. By applying the WITS-SMART simulation ...

Ghana has implemented regulation on the registration, distribution and usage of pesticides in order to evaluate their environmental and human health effects. However, environmental monitoring and certified laboratories ...

Vegetable production and marketing play an important role in providing income and employment for a significant proportion of small holder farmers and traders in Ghana. Yet, farmers are dissatisfied, claiming that they ...

The Cocoa High Technology Programme (CHTP) was introduced by the Government of Ghana in 2003 with the aim of improving the fertility of the soil thereby increasing the yields and incomes of cocoa farmers. A correlational ...

The global demand for cashew nuts continues to increase steadily. However, many African countries face difficulties in marketing and adding value to the product. Using recent survey data of 391 cashew farmers in Ghana, ...

Purpose – Despite the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as actors in development, the issue of local NGOs’ sustainability remains a major concern in many developing countries such as Ghana. This study seeks ...

A survey was carried out in two agro-ecological zones (coastal savannah and forest) of Ghana to describe the morphological characteristics of indigenous goat populations in those areas. Two districts each in the two zones ...

This study analyzes the socio-economic factors that influence people’s decision to become fishermen in the central region of Ghana. Using a well structured interview schedule, a random sample of 98 people from Elmina ...

Land is an important asset that improves the livelihoods of poorer groups in every society, the world over but because of changes in some underlying factors, land is increasingly becoming a source of conflicts in Africa. ...