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Resource Constraints and Quality Public Library Service Delivery in Ghana
The availability and quantum of resources at the disposal of libraries greatly influence service delivery. This study seeks to assess the adequacy and effect of attenuating resources on the quality of public library services and the barriers to accessing sufficient resources for the provision of quality services. -
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. -
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. -
Farmer Participation And Sustainability Of Public Irrigation Schemes In Ghana: The Case Of Kpong Irrigation Scheme
In Ghana empirical reports indicate that farmer participation in irrigation projects is still very low, putting sustainability of such irrigation projects at risk. The study sought to determine the extent to which socio-economic and institutional factors influence the level of farmers’ participation and sustainability of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme. Using survey research design, quantitative data were collected from 200 respondents who were selected through systematic random sampling. -
Users’ Perception of the Quality of Public Library Services in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: An Application of the LibQUAL+ Model.
This study seeks to assess user perception of the quality of public library services in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana using the LibQUAL+ model. Based on a quantitative approach, the study surveyed 180 patrons of public libraries in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana using convenience sampling technique. -
Perceptions of Shop Operators on Packaging of Made-in-Ghana Products
he importance of packaging in the marketing of a product cannot be overemphasized. It raises the appeal of the product and becomes its silent salesman. Proper packaging is a less expensive means of advertisement and leads to a direct reduction in production cost and indirectly increases sales by attracting the final consumer. -
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.