Department of Agric .Economics and Extension

Margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

2026-02-23T10:58:02Z

Margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana Abankwah, V.; Aidoo, R.; Tweneboah-Koduah, B. The study was conducted in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti region of Ghana to examine the margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing. Cross-sectional data was randomly collected from 120 individual fresh coconut marketers in market centers across the metropolis and analyzed, using Deconstructed Marketing Margins and Return on Capital Employed. The study revealed that fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis is a viable venture that employs people within the economically active age group. Actors in the market have very low educational background with some having no formal education. It has been identified as a safe net for school drop outs, proving meaningful employment for them. Fresh coconut marketing has been found as a lucrative venture to economically empower both men and women to improve their livelihoods. With a minimum of GH₡18.00, as a start-up capital, one can enter into this venture and receive proportionate returns. Actors in the market receive rates of returns several times higher than fixed-deposit interest rate in the Ghanaian economy because they can turn over their relatively low capital several times in the year to accrue more profit. Retailing, though needs a very small start-up capital, is the most profitable level along the distribution channel. Transporting and distributing fresh coconut from the production centre to the consumer market is more profitable than rationing them to retailers and wholesalers in the marketplace.

Margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

2026-02-23T09:58:08Z

Margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana Abankwah, V; Aidoo2, R; Tweneboah-Koduah, B The study was conducted in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti region of Ghana to examine the margins and economic viability of fresh coconut marketing. Cross-sectional data was randomly collected from 120 individual fresh coconut marketers in market centers across the metropolis and analyzed, using Deconstructed Marketing Margins and Return on Capital Employed. The study revealed that fresh coconut marketing in the Kumasi metropolis is a viable venture that employs people within the economically active age group. Actors in the market have very low educational background with some having no formal education. It has been identified as a safe net for school drop outs, proving meaningful employment for them. Fresh coconut marketing has been found as a lucrative venture to economically empower both men and women to improve their livelihoods. With a minimum of GH₡18.00, as a start-up capital, one can enter into this venture and receive proportionate returns. Actors in the market receive rates of returns several times higher than fixed-deposit interest rate in the Ghanaian economy because they can turn over their relatively low capital several times in the year to accrue more profit. Retailing, though needs a very small start-up capital, is the most profitable level along the distribution channel. Transporting and distributing fresh coconut from the production centre to the consumer market is more profitable than rationing them to retailers and wholesalers in the marketplace. Key words: Economic viability, deconstructed market margin, sedentary wholesaler, itinerant wholesaler. Article

Socio-economic impact of government spraying programme on cocoa farmers in Ghana

2026-02-23T09:58:05Z

Socio-economic impact of government spraying programme on cocoa farmers in Ghana Abankwah, V; Aidoo, R; Osei, R.K This paper assesses the impact of government cocoa spraying programme on the socio-economic live of cocoa farmers in Ghana. Due to high cost of pesticides, maintenance of cocoa farms was becoming a burden on farmers. As a remediation, Ghana government initiated a national spraying exercise in 2001to control the spread of the black pod disease and cocoa pests, free of charge, with the aim of increasing yield. Nine years after implementing the project under CODAPEC, Ghana has seen an upsurge in cocoa production yet the economic fortunes of cocoa farmers appear not to have improved. It is hypothesized; therefore, that the mass spraying exercise being implemented by CODAPEC has not contributed to improving income from cocoa. Key Words: Before and after, CODAPEC, counterfactual, golden pod, inflationary gap, Article

Pontificating the relationship between parenting styles and academic performance of senior high school students in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

2023-07-24T12:42:17Z

Pontificating the relationship between parenting styles and academic performance of senior high school students in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana Boateng S.; Ampofo E.T.; Sefah E.A.; Baah A.; Azewara M.A. The study analysed the relationship between parenting styles and academic performance of senior high school students in the Kumasi Metropolis. Convenience and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the schools and 376 respondents, respectively. Pearson�s Correlation Coefficient Matrix and multiple ordinary least square were used to estimate the impact of parenting styles on academic performance. The study found that authoritative parenting style had greatest significant positive impact on academic performance of the students (? = 0.104, SE = 0.011, t = 9.539, p < 0.001), followed by authoritarian style (? = 0.044, SE = 0.011, t = 3.971, p < 0.001). However, permissive style had no significant impact on students� academic performance (? = 0.042, SE = 0.025, t = ? 1.682, p = 0.093). Neglecting style had significant negative impact on students� academic performance (? = 0.072, SE = 0.011, t = ? 6.740, p < 0.001). Following from the study findings, it is recommended that the Schools in collaboration with the Parent Teacher Association should organise guidance and counselling programs for parents to sensitise them on various parenting styles and their ramifications on academic performance of students. Also, Class Counsellors� professional capabilities to manage the psycho-social problems of students are imperative for an improved academic performance of the latter. � 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Boateng, S., Social Sciences Department, St. Monica�s College of Education, P.O. BOX M250, Ashanti, Mampong, Ghana; Ampofo, E.T., University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Educational Studies, Mampong Campus, Ashanti, Mampong, Ghana; Sefah, E.A., Department of Education, St. Monica�s College of Education, P.O. BOX M250, Ashanti, Mampong, Ghana; Baah, A., Social Sciences Department, St. Monica�s College of Education, P.O. BOX M250, Ashanti, Mampong, Ghana; Azewara, M.A., Department of Education, St. Monica�s College of Education, P.O. BOX M250, Ashanti, Mampong, Ghana