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Farmers’ Management Practices and the Quality of Cocoa Beans in Upper Denkyira District of Ghana
Benjamin Tetteh Anang, Eunice Fordjour and Vivian Fiatusey Boateng
Corresponding Author: Benjamin Anang
Submitted: 2011 August, 19
Accepted: 2011 September, 25
Published: 2011 November, 15 |
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The study was a survey to investigate farmers’ management practices to ensure quality of cocoa
beans in the Upper Denkyira District of Ghana. Forty cocoa farmers were randomly selected from four
communities in the district and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. The study showed that the
major problems affecting the quality of cocoa beans in the district were financial constraints, pests and diseases,
high cost of spraying and incidence of weeds. These accounted for 91.5% of the problems affecting the quality
of cocoa beans. The main practices adopted by farmers to ensure high quality cocoa beans were proper drying,
regular spraying and proper fermentation. In order to enhance the quality cocoa beans, farmers recommended
the provision of credit to farmers, education on post-harvest management practices, and provision of input
subsidies. It was concluded that farmers were conversant with the proper management practices and applied
very strict measures to ensure quality cocoa beans. Farmers’ good management practices accounted for the
quality premium enjoyed by the country on the international market. The study recommended that the mass
cocoa spraying exercise should be extended to cover all farmers who currently do not benefit to reduce the
effects of pests and diseases.
Key words: Cocoa beans, Ghana, management practices, quality, , ,
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Benjamin Tetteh Anang, Eunice Fordjour and Vivian Fiatusey Boateng, . Farmers’ Management Practices and the Quality of Cocoa Beans in Upper Denkyira District of Ghana. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (6): 487-491.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-3890
ISSN (Print): 2041-3882 |
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