show that about 54% of cocoa farmers have access to credit in Nigeria, and respectively 37% in Cameroon, while in Ghana and …This study uses survey data to examine the role of access to credit on cocoa production, in West African cocoa … to simulate the counterfactual of what cocoa production would be in the absence of credit facilities. The survey results …

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of collective marketing by FO on cocoa farmer’s price in Cameroun. This … Matching”. Data used come from 2006 IITA cocoa baseline survey conducted between March 15 and April 15, 2006 and concern 601 … cocoa farmers in Centre region in Cameroon during the 2005/2006 season. Results show that collective marketing has a …

cowpea real wholesale price adjustment patterns in Bolgatanga, Wa, Makola and Techiman markets in Ghana. Using Techiman as …

in developing countries including Ghana were the worst affected by the phenomenal increases in world food prices. This … paper examines the implications of the global food crisis on the trends of food prices in the Upper East Region of Ghana … during the last twenty years. However, the all time record high increase in food prices in the Upper East Region of Ghana was …

-structured questionnaire. The tobit model was used to estimate the intensity of export success by horticultural enterprises in Ghana. Findings …

the tomato markets of Ghana by simultaneously regarding its five most important markets, Navrongo, Techiman, Kumasi … spillover between the price relationships. Consequently, tomato markets in Ghana appear to be integrated and function very well …

food producers in the Mfantsiman District of Ghana. Simple descriptive statistics and econometric models were employed in …

rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to … imported rice and five key rice producing centres in Ghana. In addition, the various policies that affected rice during the …, suggesting that markets for imported rice in Ghana are segmented, and domestic policies have generally not favoured local rice …

level impact of genetically modified (GM) vegetable varieties in Ghana. Tomato is the most consumed vegetable and a food … randomly selected sites in southern and central regions of Ghana. Partial budget analysis shows that investments in pesticides …