An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production
A case study of Ghanaian cocoa farmer field schools was conducted to provide feedback on a regional effort to close the yield gap across the cocoa belt of West Africa. Production practices were significantly modified in the year following training with notable increases registered in both the number...
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Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
2010
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| author | Gockowski, J. Asamoah, C. David, S. Gyamfi, I. Adu-Kumi, M. |
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| description | A case study of Ghanaian cocoa farmer field schools was conducted to provide feedback on a regional effort to close the yield gap across the cocoa belt of West Africa. Production practices were significantly modified in the year following training with notable increases registered in both the number of producers planting hand pollinated hybrid cocoa seedlings and in the area planted to hybrids. The effectiveness of pesticide application on farms of trained participants was significantly higher following training. Nearly 30 percent of the trained farmers were women, who appeared to derive a lower benefit from training as compared to men, although the result was on the borderline of statistical significance. In sum, farmer field school training and subsequent changes in management practices are estimated to have resulted in a net production increase of 14% for the average farmer field school participant. To improve the impact for women more attention should be given to their specific needs. Expansion of the curriculum to cover nursery management and planting/replanting options should also be considered. |
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| spelling | CGSpace903162024-03-03T19:19:48Z An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production Gockowski, J. Asamoah, C. David, S. Gyamfi, I. Adu-Kumi, M. field schools yield gaps pesticide use efficiency hybrid cocoa seedlings structural change discovery learning A case study of Ghanaian cocoa farmer field schools was conducted to provide feedback on a regional effort to close the yield gap across the cocoa belt of West Africa. Production practices were significantly modified in the year following training with notable increases registered in both the number of producers planting hand pollinated hybrid cocoa seedlings and in the area planted to hybrids. The effectiveness of pesticide application on farms of trained participants was significantly higher following training. Nearly 30 percent of the trained farmers were women, who appeared to derive a lower benefit from training as compared to men, although the result was on the borderline of statistical significance. In sum, farmer field school training and subsequent changes in management practices are estimated to have resulted in a net production increase of 14% for the average farmer field school participant. To improve the impact for women more attention should be given to their specific needs. Expansion of the curriculum to cover nursery management and planting/replanting options should also be considered. 2010-10-28 2018-01-16T12:03:30Z 2018-01-16T12:03:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90316 en Limited Access Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education Gockowski, J., Asamoah, C., David, S., Gyamfi, I. & Adu-Kumi, M. (2010). An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 17(3), 43-56. |
| spellingShingle | field schools yield gaps pesticide use efficiency hybrid cocoa seedlings structural change discovery learning Gockowski, J. Asamoah, C. David, S. Gyamfi, I. Adu-Kumi, M. An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title | An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title_full | An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title_short | An evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in Ghanaian cocoa production |
| title_sort | evaluation of farmer field school induced changes in ghanaian cocoa production |
| topic | field schools yield gaps pesticide use efficiency hybrid cocoa seedlings structural change discovery learning |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90316 |
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