Socio-economic factors and adoption of Cocoa recommended Technologies

ISBN-13: 9783659662942 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 112 str.

Asamoah Mercy

Opis

This book is published based on a well researched Master of Philosophy thesis that sort to find out the socio-economic and cultural factors that affect the small scale cocoa farmer in Ghana. The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) has made a number of recommendations for cocoa farmers to adopt over the years. This book highlights farmers adoption levels of these CRIG recommended technologies and reasons for non-adoption by some farmers.

O autorze

Dr (Mrs) Mercy Asamoah is a Senior Research Scientist of considerable experience in rural social research, women and farmers empowerment/ capacity building as well as in microfinance issues. She provides the socio-economics perspectives into the Cocoa research multi-disciplinary activities. She loves to promote farmers' investment culture.