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The physico-mechanical influence of dehydroxylized activated local kaolin: A supplementary cementitious material for construction applications
This work presents the effect of partially replacing metakaolin with Portland limestone cement to produce mortars for construction. Teleku Bokazo kaolin was explored as a SCM in the production of mortars. -
Application of vertical electrical sounding for groundwater exploration of Cape Coast municipality in the Central Region of Ghana
The focus of this study is to delineate groundwater-bearing zones for the drilling of boreholes to ensure sustainable water supply in the Cape Coast municipality using the vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique. -
Application of vertical electrical sounding for groundwater exploration of Cape Coast municipality in the Central Region of Ghana
The focus of this study is to delineate groundwater-bearing zones for the drilling of boreholes to ensure sustainable water supply in the Cape Coast municipality using the vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique -
Genetic Variability of Cassava Progenies Developed through Introgression of Cassava Mosaic Disease Resistance into Ghanaian Landraces
Availability of genetic diversity is important in selecting suitable cultivars for crop improvement. Progenies of crosses between 19 farmer-preferred cassava landraces and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD)-resistant cultivar TME 11 were evaluated and compared with their maternal parents to assess their genetic variability and genetic gains based on CMD tolerance, some growth variables and root yield. -
Triggers of innovativeness in publicly and privately driven agricultural value chains: Case study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana
This paper uses the multiple case study design approach to assess situations under which actors in the cocoa and pineapple value chains show evidence of innovativeness. Open-ended interviews were conducted with a range of actors in the two case studies. A survey of small-scale pineapple and cocoa farmers was also conducted in the two respective study areas, Akuapem South District and the Tafo Cocoa District, to triangulate findings from the qualitative data. -
Implications of Policy on Publicly and Privately Driven Agricultural Industries: Case Study of Cocoa and Pineapple Value Chains in Ghana
This study sought to assess the implications of policy on the cocoa and pineapple value chains in Ghana. Using the multiple case study design approach, the study was derived from analyses of documents and interviews with different actors in the two case studies with emphasis on the value chain as a whole. The intention was to obtain the perceptions, knowledge and behaviors and their bases of the actors as perceived and interpreted in their own context. -
Small-scale urban vegetable farmers’ knowledge and perceptions about agricultural insurance in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
This paper seeks to contribute towards bridging the knowledge gap and bringing more clarity to the phenomenon of crop insurance within the Ghanaian context. Specifically, it seeks to measure the perceptions of small-scale urban vegetable farmers in terms of their appreciation, willingness to pay and motivation to enter into crop insurance arrangements. -
Influence of the entrepreneur and enterprise characteristics on success of cage fish farming in the Asuogyaman and South Dayi districts, Ghana
Aquaculture is becoming a very important source of income for many people as well as a source of protein in their diets. This study examined the influence of the entrepreneur and enterprise characteristics on small-scale cage fish enterprises in the Asuogyaman and South Dayi Districts. -
The Dynamics of Linkages and Innovativeness in Publicly and Privately Driven Agricultural Value Chains
The study examined how linkages among actors in the cocoa and pineapple value chains relate to the innovativeness of actors in the chains. The study showed that a policy environment that promoted public sector leadership in value chain functions and service provision, tended to offer less incentives for smallholder producers in the value chain to forge linkages and interact horizontally or vertically. -
The past, present and future of Africa’s rainforests
The Africanwet tropics contain the second largest area of tropical rainforest in the world (second only toAmazonia), accounting for roughly 30% of global rainforest cover, the lush green heart of an otherwise generally dry continent.