Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana
This study investigated the land tenure system, harvesting time and marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in Ghana. Primary data was compiled from 120 cashew farmers, and the multinomial probit was used to assess the determinants of cashew marketing outlets. Types of land ownership (tenure system) f...
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| author | Richard Kwasi Bannor Bismark Amfo Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh Lesley Hope Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire Reginald Djimatey |
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| description | This study investigated the land tenure system, harvesting time and marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in Ghana. Primary data was compiled from 120 cashew farmers, and the multinomial probit was used to assess the determinants of cashew marketing outlets. Types of land ownership (tenure system) for cashew production in Ghana were leasehold, stool, family, state and customary lands. The sales of cashew nuts to buying companies and/or exporters is positively influenced by the land tenure system, good road network, weekly harvest, contract agreements and grading of cashew nuts. Conversely, the experience of farmers coupled with less than one week of harvesting influences the choice of brokers' outlet. The result implies that, cashew cultivation on stool land, likewise harvesting time increases the probability of selling to buying companies and exporters who offered higher margins compared with brokers. Consequently, generic land reform for the whole country to enhance agribusinesses may be important but unnecessary. It is also suggested that the customary land arrangement provided the opportunity to sell to a profitable marketing outlet, it is suggested that Government and NGOs should rather be interested in strengthening the current customary land regime and consultatively recommend for review where necessary in the study areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6072eb615404ea8af13b2caf95757392022-12-22T02:45:17ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-11-01811e11392Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of GhanaRichard Kwasi Bannor0Bismark Amfo1Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh2Lesley Hope3Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire4Reginald Djimatey5Department of Agribusiness Management and Consumer Studies, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana; Corresponding author.Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaDepartment of Agribusiness Management and Consumer Studies, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaDepartment of Agribusiness Management and Consumer Studies, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaDepartment of Entrepreneurship and Business Sciences, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaThis study investigated the land tenure system, harvesting time and marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in Ghana. Primary data was compiled from 120 cashew farmers, and the multinomial probit was used to assess the determinants of cashew marketing outlets. Types of land ownership (tenure system) for cashew production in Ghana were leasehold, stool, family, state and customary lands. The sales of cashew nuts to buying companies and/or exporters is positively influenced by the land tenure system, good road network, weekly harvest, contract agreements and grading of cashew nuts. Conversely, the experience of farmers coupled with less than one week of harvesting influences the choice of brokers' outlet. The result implies that, cashew cultivation on stool land, likewise harvesting time increases the probability of selling to buying companies and exporters who offered higher margins compared with brokers. Consequently, generic land reform for the whole country to enhance agribusinesses may be important but unnecessary. It is also suggested that the customary land arrangement provided the opportunity to sell to a profitable marketing outlet, it is suggested that Government and NGOs should rather be interested in strengthening the current customary land regime and consultatively recommend for review where necessary in the study areas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026809Land tenure systemHarvesting timeMarketing outletsCashewRational choice theory |
| spellingShingle | Richard Kwasi Bannor Bismark Amfo Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh Lesley Hope Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire Reginald Djimatey Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana Heliyon Land tenure system Harvesting time Marketing outlets Cashew Rational choice theory |
| title | Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana |
| title_full | Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana |
| title_short | Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana |
| title_sort | land tenure system and harvesting time s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the bono region of ghana |
| topic | Land tenure system Harvesting time Marketing outlets Cashew Rational choice theory |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026809 |
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